OSPHONGK 39: Studies of Cities in Comparative Perspective

Instructor: Sampson WONG

This course introduces students to the studies of comparative urbanism. Urban studies have strong west-centric and modernist biases that designate specific cities as universal models for city-proper status and/or as harbingers of new urban forms. Drawing on postcolonial and poststructuralist critiques, the course aims at aiding future urbanists to explore a world of cities beyond developmentalist perspectives and the fetishization of novelty. The students will instead learn to become aware of and analyze the complex and interconnected manifestations of urban forms and experiences across different times and places.

Units: 4 | Grading Basis: Letter grade | Component: Lecture

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