| Semester | fall semester 2016 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers |
Kenny R. Cupers (kenny.cupers@unibas.ch)
Virginia Nolan (virginia.nolan@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This seminar explores the relationship between urbanization and the transformation of the countryside from a historical and theoretical perspective. Conventional wisdom has it that in the last two centuries the rural world has been eaten up by the urban, a process that has turned the world into one great interior. This view obscures the underlying global transformations of land and territory that define the course of urbanization. Urban growth is not only an economic and social process, but also an epistemological and political project, in which the countryside is of fundamental importance, not only for its economic production, but for its symbolic and representational functions. This reading-intensive seminar explores historical processes and projects that include the enclosure movement, settler colonialism, land reform, the rationalization of agriculture, migration and its management, internal colonization, social engineering and economic planning, resource conflicts, and the politics of nation-building. Its geographic focus extends from Europe, Africa, and South-East Asia, to the Americas. Readings draws from social and environmental history, the history of science and technology, architectural history and theory, urban studies, and media theory. Particular attention will be paid to the role of aesthetics and representation in the historical relationship between city, state, and countryside. |
| Learning objectives | Develop an in-depth understanding of historical relationships between city and countryside as social, economic, political, and cultural formations. |
| 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 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 Fachkompetenz Globaler Wandel (Master's degree subject: Geography) Modul Fields: Environment and Development (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul Fields: Governance and Politics (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul Fields: Media and Imagination (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 Profil: Geschichte Afrikas (Master's degree program: European History) Modul Raum/Bewegung (Bachelor's degree subject: Social Sciences (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Sachthematische Fragestellungen der Ethnologie (Bachelor's degree subject: Anthropology (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Sachthemen der Ethnologie (Bachelor's degree subject: Anthropology) Modul Wissenschaftliche Vertiefung (Bachelor's degree subject: Anthropology (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Modul Wissenschaftliche Vertiefung in der Ethnologie: Ethnographien (Bachelor's degree subject: Anthropology) 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 | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Departement Gesellschaftswissenschaften |