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Any assignment that remains unfulfilled receives a failing grade.
ASSIGNMENTS
Exercise Observation
The theoretical discussion of the subject is substantiated by a practical observation that can be presented in a freely selectable form. However, this should address the following questions:
(1) What is the origin of space?
(2) Why is this political?
(3) How is space observed and perceived?
(4) How changed does space become through observation and perception?
(5) How does the reader perceive space through the nature of the description?
EssayESSAY
The final assignment should develop a question from the topics dealt with and include these in form of a critical or argumentative essay.
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CALENDAR & SESSIONS
Session 01 – 18.02 Observation I
Introduction of course outline and first section: Spaces, Artifacts and Ecosystems
Clarification regarding expectations and assignments to be accomplish throughout the seminar
- Georges Perec, “The Street,” in Species of Spaces and Other Pieces, (London: Penguin, 2008).
- William H. Whyte, The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces, 1980; Chapter "The street" p. 54-60
Reyner Banham Loves Los Angeles, BBC 1972, http://vimeo.com/22488225.
William H. Whyte, The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_-nBr2MuBk.
Question to answer in preparation to the seminar:
From what perspective do the two texts speak about the streets perception and systems?
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Session 02 – 25.02 Observations II .03. Spaces and Politics
- Michel Foucault, “Der Panoptismus” in Überwachen und Strafen: Die Geburt des Gefängnisses (Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 2008).
- Efe Basturk, "A brief Analyse on Post Panoptic Surveillance: Deleuze&Guattarian Approach", 2017, International Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. VI, No. 2 / 2017
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>>> Informal, short presentations of observations (2 min.)
Session 03 02 - 04 09.03. Spaces
>>> Short presentations/performances of observations (2 min.)
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Readings to be read in advance, preparation of presentations of observations and preparation of notes (from the readings).
Session 04 – 113 - 16.03 Artifacts . Artifacts and Politics
- Langdon Winner, “Do Artifacts Have Politics?” in The Whale and the Reactor: A Search for Limits in an Age of High Technology (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1986).
- Bruno Latour, “Where are the Missing Masses? The Sociology of a Few Mundane Artifacts,” in Shaping Technology / Building Society , ed. Wiebe E. Bijker and John Law (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1992).
Readings to be read in advance and preparation of notes.
Session 05 – 18.03 Ecosystems
>>> Short Presentations of Essay investigations (2 min.)
- Jane Bennett, "Vibrant Matter - A Political Ecology of Things", Published: January 2010: Chapter 7 "Political Ecologies" (pages 94 - 109)
Readings to be read in advance, preparation of presentations of essay investigations and preparation of notes (from the readings).
Session 04 – 23.03 Decolonising technologies
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