COURSE DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION
| Course Name | Code | Semester | T+A+L (hour/week) | Type (C / O) | Local Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space, Politics and Power | ARCH 518 | Fall | 03+00+00 | Elective | 3 | 7.5 |
| Academic Unit: | School of Graduate Studies |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Prerequisites: | - |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Course Unit: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Ezgi Tuncer |
| Course Lecturer(s): | Ezgi Tuncer |
| Course Objectives: | This course focuses on the continuous reproduction of contemporary urban geographies and architectural spaces through politics, power structures and typologies. We will reinterpret political philosophy and theories of power by focusing on cities and architectural spaces through ethno-spatial field studies and aesthetic/artistic productions. |
| Course Contents: | This semester, we will start with the concept of everyday life and daily urban practices of various migrant groups in the city. To understand everyday life, one must understand the rhythms of people’s ordinary activities on the one hand, and the power structures and strategies behind the scenes that organize everyday life, on the other. We’ll discuss de Certeau’s notions either through contemporary art pieces or ethnographic fieldworks on skilled and/or labour migrants in Istanbul. In the second part of the course, we’ll discuss the term “the precariat” by Standing and discover its relation with theories of power, politics and migrants. Then, we’ll finalise this course through reading and discussing a recent significant book on “migrants and city-making” by Caglar & Shiller. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO): |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: | Lectures, readings, films, writing workshop |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATIONS
| Week | Subjects | Related Preperation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | Case Study 1 | Reading Texts |
| 3 | Lecture and Discussion | Reading Texts |
| 4 | Lecture and Discussion | Reading Texts |
| 5 | Invited Lecturer / Presentation and Discussion | Reading Texts |
| 6 | Case Study 2 | Reading Texts |
| 7 | Lecture and Discussion | Reading Texts |
| 8 | Lecture and Discussion | Reading Texts |
| 9 | Invited Lecturer / Presentation and Discussion | Reading Texts |
| 10 | Case Study 3 | Reading Texts |
| 11 | Lecture and Discussion | Reading Texts |
| 12 | Lecture and Discussion | Reading Texts |
| 13 | Invited Lecturer / Presentation and Discussion | Reading Texts |
| 14 | Conclusion and Final Presentations – Draft Final Papers |
At Kadir Has University, a Semester is 14 weeks; The weeks 15 and 16 are reserved for final exams.
REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED READING
| Agamben, G. (1998). Homo sacer: Sovereign power and bare life. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press. Agamben, G. (2005). State of exception. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. 334 Space and Culture 21(3) Agamben, G. (2009). What is an apparatus and other essays. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press. Agamben, G. (2011). The kingdom and the glory. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press. Badiou, A. (2009). Logics of worlds. Being and event II. New York, NY: Continuum. Balibar, .. (2002). Politics and the other scene. New York, NY: Verso. Baudrillard, J. (2008). Fatal strategies. Cambridge: MIT Press. Bauman, Z., & Lyon, D. (2013). Liquid surveillance: A conversation. Cambridge, MA: Polity Press. Foucault, M. (2009). Security, territory, population: Lectures at the Collège de France 1977-1978. (G. Burchell, Trans.). New York, NY: Picador. Schmitt, C. (1985). Political theology: Four chapters on the concept of sovereignty. London, England: MIT Press. Simmel, G. (1971). The stranger. In D. N. Levine (Ed.), On individuality and social forms (pp. 143-149). Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. |
OTHER COURSE RESOURCES
| Diken, B. (2006). From exception to rule: From 9/11 to the comedy of (t)errors. Irish Journal of Sociology, 15, 81-98. doi:10.1177/079160350601500107 Diken, B. (2012). Revolt, revolution, critique: The paradox of society. London, England: Routledge. Diken, B. (2015). God, politics, economy: Paradoxes of religion. London, England: Routledge. Diken, B., & Laustsen, C. B. (2005). The culture of exception: Sociology facing the camp. New York, NY: Routledge. Diken, B., & Laustsen, C. B. (2006). The camp. Geografiska Annaler B, 88, 443-452. doi:10.1111/j.0435- 3684.2006.00232.x Graham, S. (2004). Constructing urbicide by bulldozer in the occupied territories. In S. Graham (Ed.). Cities, war and terrorism (pp. 192-213). Oxford, England: Blackwell. Graham, S. (2011). Cities under siege: The new military urbanism. New York, NY: Verso. Klein, N. (2008). The shock doctrine: The rise of disaster capitalism. New York, NY: Picador. Sontag, S. (2004, May 24). What have we done? The Guardian, pp. G2-G3. Weizman, E. (2004). Strategic points, flexible lines, tense surfaces, and political volumes: Ariel Sharon and the geometry of occupation. In S. Graham (Ed.), Cities, war and terrorism (pp. 172-191). Oxford, England: Blackwell. Weizman, E. (2007). Hollow land: Israel’s architecture of occupation. New York, NY: Verso. Weizman, E. (2012). Forensic architecture: Notes from fields and forums. Retrieved from http://archive. forensic-architecture.org/publications/784-2/ |
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
| Semester Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance / Participation | 14 | 10 |
| Presentation / Jury | 2 | 20 |
| Extra-Class Activities (reading, individual study etc.) | 12 | 30 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total: | 29 | 100 |
WORKLOAD
| Events | Count | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload (hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Preparation for Presentation / Jury | 3 | 15 | 45 |
| Extra-Class Activities (reading,individiual work, etc.) | 2 | 20 | 40 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 60.5 | 60.5 |
| Total Workload (hour): | 187.5 | ||
1 ECTS = 25 Hours Workload
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO) AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS (PQ)
| # | PQ1 | PQ2 | PQ3 | PQ4 | PQ5 | PQ6 | PQ7 | PQ8 | PQ9 |
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Contribution: 1 Low, 2 Average, 3 High