Global Cities and Global Slums | First Year Seminar

Fall 2021

Global Cities and Global Slums: Environment, Racism, and Coloniality

Faculty

Utku B. Balaban (Section 01)

Description

In this seminar, participants will explore the relationship between urban development and global inequalities. The first section focuses on the historical formation of global cities and global slums in the late twentieth century that together rejuvenated coloniality as a relationship of oppression in urban spaces. In the second section, we will discuss how both forms of urban agglomerations perpetuate environmental issues and structural racism. In the last section, we will address the impact of environmental issues and structural racism on the physical and social transformation of US cities. Students will write weekly response papers, online discussion forum posts, a midterm paper, and a final paper. In their midterm and final papers, students will focus on a specific urban setting in the United States to contextualize the course material and discussions.

Fall semester. Visiting Associate Professor Balaban.

Expectations

Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: emphasis on written work, readings, independent research, oral presentations, group work. Students with documented disabilities who will require accommodations in this course should be in consultation with Accessibility Services and reach out to the faculty member as soon as possible to ensure that accommodations can be made in a timely manner.

Course times and locations

FYSE 103 - L/D

Section 01
Tu 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM SCCE C101
Th 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM SCCE C101

Textbooks

Below are the textbooks used in this course, along with pricing information and availability at local bookstores. The price range shown is based upon queries to multiple online booksellers; click on the the price field to see detailed pricing information.

This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.

ISBN	Title	Publisher	Author(s)	Comment	Book Store	Price
9781506362618	Cities in a World Economy (Sociology for a New Century Series)	SAGE Publications, Inc	Sassen, Saskia		Amherst Books	From $34.49-$144.01
‎ 978-1784786618	Planet of Slums	Verso	Davis, Mike		Amherst Books	TBD

These books are available locally at Amherst Books.

Offerings

2022-23: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Fall 2021