Anthropology of Cities
Objectives
This course intends to explore the form(s) anthropology has faced urban studies and the city.
During the semester we will address not only the constitution of an urban anthropology but also the multiplicity of perspectives and contemporary themes. At the end of the semester, students should have a broad view of anthropological research on the urban and the city
General characterization
Code
01105724
Credits
6.0
Responsible teacher
Susana Salvaterra Trovão
Hours
Weekly - 4
Total - 168
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
N/A
Bibliography
- Bauman, G., 1996. Contesting Culture. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
- Fox, R., 1972. “Rationale and Romance in Urban Anthropology“, Urban Anthropology, 1: 205-233.
- Leeds, A., 1974. Locality Power in Relation to Supralocal Power Institutions. In A. Southall (ed.), Urban Anthropology.
- Oxford: Oxford University Press
- Low, S., 1996. “The Anthropology of Cities: Imagining and theorizing the City”, Annual Review of Anthropology, 25 (1):383-409.
- Mitchell, J. C., 1956. The Kalela Dance, The Rhodes-Livingstone Institute
- Mullings, L., 1987. “Introduction: Urban anthropology and U.S. cities”. In L. Mullings, L., (ed.), Cities of the United States. New York: Columbia University Press, pp. 1-18.
- Simmel, G., 1997 [1903]. “A metrópole e a vida do espírito” in C. Fortuna (ed.), Cidade, Cultura e Globalização. Oeiras: Celta Editora.
- Wirth, L., 1997 [1938]. “O urbanismo como modo de vida” in C. Fortuna (ed.), Cidade, Cultura e Globalização. Oeiras: Celta Editores, pp. 1-46
Teaching method
The classes will be mainly carried out by the lecturer but participation is highly encouraged
Evaluation method
Continuous assessment - a) two exams b) final groups essay(100%)
Subject matter
1. Urban anthropology From urban ecology to imagined cities
2. Georg Simmel and a metropolis culture
3. Max Weber and the city in history
4. William Thomas, Florien Znaniecki and the polish peasants in the US
5. Robert Park, Ernst Burgess and the Chicago School
6. Robert Redfield and Louis Wirth and the legacy of Chicago
7. Max Gluckman, J. Clyde Mitchell and the Rhodes Livingstone Institute
8. John Barnes, Elizabeth Bott and the network theory
9. Michael Young, Peter Willmot and Bethnal Green
10. Herbert Gans and the urban villagers
11. Oscar Lewis and the culture of poverty
12. Ulf Hannerz and ghetto cultures
13. Richard Fox and the anthropology of cities
14. Anthony Leeds
15. Leith Mulling and the political economy of cities
16. Owen Lynch and the post modern city
17. Setha Low and the imgined city
18. Advanced marginility
19. Global cities
20. The multi-ethnic city and superdiversity