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62250-01 - Seminar: Decolonizing the Swiss Urban Landscape (3 KP)
| Semester | Herbstsemester 2022 |
| Angebotsmuster | unregelmässig |
| Dozierende | Claske Dijkema (claske.dijkema@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | After the killing of George Floyd, structures and representations of white supremacy, including symbols, maps, and memorials became targets worldwide to contest racism nowadays. The tribute to white males who played a role in slavery and colonialism through statues and place names became objects of contestation in Switzerland. Contested monuments therefore serve as starting points for analysing power relations in cities. This course approaches the city as a palimpsest: multiply inscribed and imperfectly erased, imbued with traces and residues, laden with memory. The course adopts an intersectional approach to power dynamics, looking at the intersections between class, race and gender and how patriarchy, capitalism and white supremacy silence the voices oppressed by and whose memory is systematically erased. The concept of (de)coloniality is particularly useful for understanding these intersections and to understand the perpetuation of structural violence. The course further draws on subaltern studies: what are the ways subalterns speak in the city and how can subaltern histories be retrieved or recovered? We will look for “people’s monuments”, those that contest current power relations and heterotopic spaces that give a glimpse of what a different world could look like. While discussions about Swiss urban space are the starting point for the course, they will be complemented with an account of urban space in other European cities. The course will be co-taught with issue-based organizers and civil society groups working on the topics of racialized exclusion, decolonization, gentrification, and urban space within Switzerland. |
| Lernziele | - Developing research and archival skills. - Applying a critical analysis to the narratives of city tours. - Design and development of creative and practical interventions in the local Swiss context. - Formulating recommendations about how to address contested monuments. |
| Bemerkungen | This seminar prioritizes Critical Urbanisms students and is mostly aimed at second year CU Master students. Please contact the lecturer for further information. Field trips take place Friday 14.10 (St. Gallen: departure 12.43 from Basel SBB); Saturday 22.10 (Neuchâtel: departure 10.03 Basel SBB); Saturday 02.12 (Bern: to be confirmed). |
| Teilnahmevoraussetzungen | Mostly for second year students. Critical Urbanisms MA students will be prioritized on timely registration. Maximal capacity:30 |
| Anmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung | Anmelden: belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Freitag | 14.15-16.00 | Rosshofgasse (Schnitz), Seminarraum S 02 |
Einzeltermine
| Datum | Zeit | Raum |
|---|---|---|
| Freitag 30.09.2022 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Rosshofgasse (Schnitz), Seminarraum S 02 |
| Freitag 07.10.2022 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Rosshofgasse (Schnitz), Seminarraum S 02 |
| Freitag 14.10.2022 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | - Siehe Bemerkung, Field trip - St. Gallen: departure 12.43 from Basel SBB |
| Freitag 21.10.2022 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | --, -- |
| Samstag 22.10.2022 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | - Siehe Bemerkung, -- |
| Freitag 28.10.2022 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Rosshofgasse (Schnitz), Seminarraum S 02 |
| Freitag 04.11.2022 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | --, -- |
| Freitag 11.11.2022 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Rosshofgasse (Schnitz), Seminarraum S 02 |
| Freitag 18.11.2022 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Rosshofgasse (Schnitz), Seminarraum S 02 |
| Freitag 25.11.2022 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Dies Academicus |
| Freitag 02.12.2022 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Rosshofgasse (Schnitz), Seminarraum S 02 |
| Freitag 09.12.2022 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Rosshofgasse (Schnitz), Seminarraum S 02 |
| Freitag 16.12.2022 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | Rosshofgasse (Schnitz), Seminarraum S 02 |
| Freitag 23.12.2022 | 14.15-16.00 Uhr | --, -- |
| Module |
Modul: Conflicts and Peacebuilding (Master Studiengang: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources ) Modul: Erweiterung Gesellschaftswissenschaften M.A. (Master Studienfach: Politikwissenschaft) Modul: Europäisierung und Globalisierung (Masterstudium: European Global Studies) Modul: Fields: Media and Imagination (Master Studiengang: African Studies) Modul: Kulturtechnische Dimensionen (Master Studiengang: Kulturtechniken) Modul: The Urban across Disciplines (Master Studiengang: Critical Urbanisms) |
| Prüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Prüfung | Pass/Fail |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | Pass / Fail |
| Belegen bei Nichtbestehen | beliebig wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Fachbereich Urban Studies |