Spring 2021
Meeting:
MW 10:30am - 12:20pm / * *
SLN:
12272
Section Type:
Seminar
Instructors:
"EMBODIED MODES OF RESEARCH: FROM
CITYSCAPE TO CITYSCAPING"
CO-TAUGHT BY: ELLEN CHANG & CARLOS
SALAZAR
THIS SEMINAR UNDERSTANDS CITY AS A
LIVING ENTITY WITH THE CITYSCAPE AS
EMBODIED MODES OF HABITATION AND
ENCOUNTER IN WHICH ONGOING
PROCESSES OF ACTING IN AND WITH THE
CITY TAKE PLACE AND THROUGH WHICH
FEELINGS AND DESIRES EMERGE. BY
FOCUSING ON PROCESSES OF ENCOUNTER
AND MEDIATION, WE ALSO SEEK TO
REDEFINE CITY WITH A SPECIFIC
APPROACH EMPHASIZING HUMAN
INTERACTIONS WITH NATURAL, SOCIAL,
AND IMAGINED WORLDS THROUGH A CLOSE
EXAMINATION OF TWO MAIN SPECTRUMS
OF EVENTS IN SEATTLE-INDOOR EVENTS
INCLUDING FILM FESTIVALS, ART
EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCE,
CONFERENCES, AND PUBLIC HEARINGS,
AND OUTDOOR EVENTS SUCH AS PARADES,
CARNIVALS, AND RELIGIOUS RE-
ENACTMENTS.
Catalog Description:
Examines a different subject or problem from a comparative framework. Satisfies the Gateways major/minor requirement. Offered: AWSp.
GE Requirements Met:
Social Sciences (SSc)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
January 13, 2025 - 12:59 pm