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76421-01 - Seminar: Urban Political Ecology in a Time of Fascism (3 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2025 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Malini Ranganathan (malini.ranganathan@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Urban Political Ecology in a Time of Fascism With far-right regimes from Brazil to the US to India to Europe ascendant in the current moment—many of which have been referred to as “fascist” by scholars because of their targeting of minorities, authoritarian tactics, and bolstering of corporate power—it is imperative that we examine how fascism impacts urban politics, housing and land, and environmental justice. This course will provide a comparative and global examination of the relationship between authoritarian and illiberal populist regimes and urban political ecologies. We will draw on a range of literatures across political science, critical international relations theory, geography, and anthropology to consider how urban human-environment relations are being reshaped in the current moment. We will also study what it means to do research on urban inequalities marked by race, class, gender, and other axes of difference at a time of state repression. |
| Comments | The course is open to Master students from other programs with a priority for MA Students in Critical Urbanisms and in Changing Societies on timely registration. Maximum capacity 35. |
| Admission requirements | Anmelden: Belegen ; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block | See individual dates | ||
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 01.09.2025 | 10.15-17.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Tuesday 02.09.2025 | 10.15-17.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Wednesday 03.09.2025 | 10.15-17.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Thursday 04.09.2025 | 10.15-17.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Friday 05.09.2025 | 10.15-17.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Modules |
Module: Resources and Sustainability (Master's degree program: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources) Module: The Urban across Disciplines (Master's degree program: Critical Urbanisms) Specialization Module Global Europe: Environment and Sustainability (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) Specialization Module Global Europe: Statehood, Development and Globalization (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Pass / Fail |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Urban Studies |