ANTH6054 Anthropology and Urban Experience
| Offered By | School of Archaeology and Anthropology |
|---|---|
| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Anthropology |
| Offered in | ANTH6054 will not be offered in 2011 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
In this course we will explore a number of key strands in contemporary anthropological approaches to the city and urban life. Lectures will be based around topics including: global cities, ghettos and ethnic enclaves, cosmopolitan spaces and translocalities, urban consumer cultures, transnational migrant workers, monuments and the memorialisation of the past, the gendered city, the postcolonial city, and the city in war. The course will engage with some challenging and exciting cultural theory, and will focus primarily on cities in Southeast and East Asia, as well as Asian Diasporas in Australian and North American cities. We will look at ethnographic and historical case studies based in locations including Sydney, Singapore, Tokyo, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Ho Chi Minh City, Los Angeles and New York. |
| Indicative Assessment |
By negotiation: 6,000 words |
| Workload |
Two hours of lectures and one hour of tutorial per week |
| Course Classification(s) | TransitionalTransitional courses are designed for students from a broad range of backgrounds and learning achievements, which provide for the acquisition of generic skills; or an informed understanding of contemporary issues; or fundamental knowledge for transition to Advanced or Specialist courses. |
| Areas of Interest | Anthropology |
| Preliminary Reading |
*Forbes, D.K. Asian Metropolis: Urbanisation and the Southeast Asian City, Oxford University Press, 1995. |
| Academic Contact | Dr Ashley Carruthers |
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