Urban anthropology

Urbana antropologija

Course credits:

6.00 ECTS / 60 (30 hours of lectures, 0 hours of exercises, 30 hours of seminars, 0 hours other forms of work)

Course holder:

prof. dr. Aljoša Pužar

Type:

Elective general

Language:

English

Semester:

First semester

Study degree

1. level

Course execution:

• Undergraduate Programme of Communication studies - Marketing Communication and Public Relations
• Undergraduate Programme of Cultural studies - Studies of Culture and Creativity
• Undergraduate Programme of Defence Studies
• Undergraduate Programme of International Relations
• Undergraduate Programme of Journalism
• Undergraduate Programme of Media and Communication Studies
• Undergraduate Programme of Political Science - Public Policies and Sdministration
• Undergraduate Programme of Political Science - Studies of Politics and the State
• Undergraduate Programme of Social Informatics
• Undergraduate Programme of Sociology
• Undergraduate Programme of Sociology - Human Resources Management

Short content

Urban anthropology as the anthropological sub-discipline (definition, research subject) Anthropogeography and cultural geography Anthropological understanding of space (social construction of space and social spatiality) Thinking time and space – philosophical and historical views Anthropological understanding of the rule of the town/city in social production and reproduction Modern and contemporary critical theories of space Temporality and spatiality of the contemporary cities – case studies Urban utopias and dystopias "Global cities" Contemporary urban spatial practices – hegemonic and emancipatory