For the first time in human history, the majority of the world's population live in urban areas. Yet these cities are vastly different in terms of life opportunities, economic profiles, built environments and political institutions. How might we think about the relationships between the built environment, history, and individual identity? What makes a city liveable? This unit introduces students to urban anthropology through focusing on the organisation of space, including on architectural forms and urban planning in contemporary cities. It explores how space and its design are intimately connected to particular modernist projects such as nationalism, colonialism, socialism, apartheid... -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr Chris Houston
Prerequisites: Admission to MAppAnth or PGDipAppAnth or MDevCult or PGDipDevCult or PGCertDevCult or 4cp in ANTH units at 800 level
