Upon the completion of the course the student should be able to:
- Apply an anthropological approach to analyse the culture and social relations that can develop within cities and institutional environments.
- Trace the historical development of ideas concerning the city.
- Discuss how urban spaces and institutions can shape identities and communities.
- Analyse how urban spaces are shaped by sociocultural, political and economic processes.
- Critically evaluate theoretical approaches to understanding urban problems.
Lectures and workshops
4 hours per week
7 weeks
Approx. 26 hours in total
Department of Social Anthropology
Fosswinckelsgate 6
5007 Bergen
Homepage:
E-mail: advice@sosantr.uib.no
Post: P.O. 7802, 5020 Bergen
Phone: +47 55 58 92 50
Fax: +47 55 58 92 60