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| Semester | fall semester 2016 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Kenny R. Cupers (kenny.cupers@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | During the twentieth century, the world’s population increased more than in any other period in history, from about 1.6 billion in 1900 to over 6 billion in 2000. It seems impossible to fathom where all those people came to live - if and how they came to house themselves, or come to be housed. This introductory-level lecture course explores the dreams and realities of dwelling in the past century - a period of unprecedented urbanization, globalization, and technological development, but also of world war, humanitarian crisis, and deep poverty. From war-damaged Europe to suburban California and from apartheid Johannesburg to high-rise Singapore, the course surveys the major types of housing that have accommodated the world’s unprecedented population growth and in doing so, have shaped the vast expansion of our urbanized world in the past century. We will explore not only the radical dreams of architects and planners and the money-making schemes of developers, but also the complex involvement of governments, experts, home-buyers, and those simply needing a place to live. The lectures draw from the history of architecture and urbanism as well as social and political histories of urbanization and development. Students will be familiarized with architectural concepts such as form, style, type, function, and program, and learn to visually analyze built environments. At the same time, the course trains students to understand housing as the product of particular historical forces - such as the transformations of capitalism or the politics of socialism. By looking at how new kinds of housing and new ways of dwelling emerge and transform as they travel across the globe, the course problematizes oppositions between modern and traditional, between North and South, and between canonical architecture and vernacular building. |
| Learning objectives | Develop a thorough understanding of housing from a global perspective. Capacity to discuss the relationship between ideology, social processes, and built form. |
| Admission requirements | The attendance of the lecture 46254 (same title as the seminar) is a prerequisite for this seminar. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Electives Bachelor History: Recommendations (Bachelor's degree subject: History) Modul "Research Lab" Kulturanthropologie (Master's degree subject: Cultural Anthropology) Modul Areas: aussereuropäisch (Master's degree program: European History) Modul Culture and Society (Master's degree program: African Studies (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Ereignisse, Prozesse, Zusammenhänge (Master's degree subject: History (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Fields: Environment and Development (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul Fields: Governance and Politics (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul Kommunikation und Vermittlung historischer Erkenntnisse (Master's degree subject: History (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Methoden und Diskurse historischer Forschung (Master's degree subject: History (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Methoden und Felder der Kulturanthropologie (Bachelor's degree subject: Cultural Anthropology) Modul Profil: Geschichte Afrikas (Master's degree program: European History) Modul Sache (Theorien, Methoden und Perspektiven der Analyse materieller Kultur) (Bachelor's degree subject: Cultural Anthropology (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Sache 2 (Theorien, Methoden und Perspektiven der Analyse materieller Kultur) (Master's degree subject: Cultural Anthropology (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Schrift (Theorien, Methoden und Perspektiven der Analyse schriftlicher Kultur) (Bachelor's degree subject: Cultural Anthropology (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Schrift 2 (Theorien, Methoden und Perspektiven der Analyse schriftlicher Kultur) (Master's degree subject: Cultural Anthropology (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Wirtschaft, Wissen und Kultur (Bachelor's degree subject: Sociology (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Wirtschaft, Wissen und Kultur (Bachelor's degree subject: Sociology) Wahlbereich Bachelor Geschichte: Empfehlungen (Bachelor's degree subject: History (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Wahlbereich Master Geschichte: Empfehlungen (Master's degree subject: History) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Active participation in class discussions based on thorough understanding of the weekly readings; student presentations of selected readings. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Departement Gesellschaftswissenschaften |