Not offered 2007-2008
SOC 268 Space and Place
The perception of physical space is produced culturally and historically. Moreover, such understandings and meanings of space are governed by cultural symbols, personal desires
and identities, and institutionalized forms of power. This course will consider the process by
which spaces (especially urban ones) are produced and examine how "the production of
space" has been connected to the following themes: knowledge, power, and states; technology and the city; urban survival and resistance; architecture and urban design; capitalist production and the city; gender and space; maps, nationalism, and cartographic representations;
and "globalizing" cities-cosmopolitanism. Course participants will also view and critique
representations of the city appearing in film.
Format: lecture/discussion. Requirements include full participation and attendance, one "spatial reading" assignment, two class presentations, and a final paper.
No prerequisites. Enrollment limit: 25 (expected: 25). Open to non-majors.
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