CHID 390 A: Colloquium in the History of Ideas

Spring 2022
Meeting:
TTh 10:30am - 12:20pm / THO 211
SLN:
12338
Section Type:
Seminar
Instructor:
KNOWING THE CITY, FROM POETICS TO POLITICAL ECONOMY - HOW CAN ONE KNOW A CITY? WE WILL BE EXPLORING THE TENSIONS BETWEEN WHAT KINDS OF KNOWLEDGE HAVE HISTORICALLY COUNTED AS KNOWLEDGE OF CITIES AND ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES FOR UNDERSTANDING, INTERPRETING, AND EXPERIENCING URBAN SPACES. WE WILL INVESTIGATE CITIES FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF BOTH POETICS AND POLITICAL ECONOMY AND WILL ALSO INTERROGATE URBAN KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION VIA AFFECT, QUEER, FEMINIST, AND CRITICAL THEORY, NARRATIVE AND EXPERIMENTAL WRITING AND FILM, URBAN PLANNING, PERFORMANCE AND MEDIA STUDIES EMAIL CHID{AT UW.EDU FOR ADD CODE
Catalog Description:
Investigates the theoretical and practical problems of interpretation and knowledge production in a topic chosen by the instructor. Primarily for majors. Prerequisite: CHID 101.
GE Requirements Met:
Social Sciences (SSc)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
December 4, 2024 - 5:08 am