| CODE | TTC5005 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Cities of Culture | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Tourism Management | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | City living is synonymous with civilization: the root of the word civilization is the Latin word 'civis', which means 'city'. This study-unit will look into the developments of urban life in different regions in order to understand the roots of urban culture, its meaning, its significance, its varieties. This investigation will combine the study of particular cities – how their structure evolved through time, their inhabitants, their social behaviour – with an extensive look at theories of what cities are and how they have shaped the mentalities of those who live there. Is there an urban personality? Are cities zones of cultural and artistic dynamism? Do cities create freedom or restrictions on human life and action? What are the environmental impacts of cities? How do politics, religion, ethnicities, and other multi-cultural aspects impinge on city and urban life? What makes cities centres of culture? and, What are cities of culture? Study-unit Aims: The aim of this unit is to give students a comparative and multi-disciplinary perspective into the origin and nature of urbanism through theoretical insights as well as specific case-studies of individual cities drawn from the Mediterranean region and beyond. Whenever possible students will also be encouraged to draw on material evidence from Malta and other locations they may be familiar with. The unit will also look at various cities of culture not least Valletta as City of Culture 2018 and see what and how these have become ECOC - European Cities of Culture. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Have a comprehensive understanding of the basics of theories of urban morphology and culture such that they compare them formally and informally to contemporary examples; - Comprehend the deep-rooted importance of cities with regard to human activity. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Draw on written and non-written sources for the study of cities as cultural heritage; - Write a substantial research paper through the appreciation and understanding of the deep meaning and long legacy of the walls, streets, monuments, spires, symbols and communities that make up the physical and cultural urban environments. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - G. Bridge & S. Watson (eds) (2008) A Companion to the City (2008) - P. Hall (1999) Cities in Civilization (1999) - City, Culture and Society (journal), http://www.journals.elsevier.com/city-culture-and-society - P. Burke (1994) Venice and Amsterdam - E. Glaeser (2001) Triumph of the City - P. Hohenberg and L. Hollen Lees (1995) The Making of Urban Europe, 1000-1994 - J. Kotkin (2006) The City: A Global History - G. Leic (2002) Mesopotamia: The Invention of the City - J. Marino (2010) Becoming Neapolitan: Citizen Culture in Baroque Naples - H. Pirenne (1969) Medieval Cities - Charles Landry: http://charleslandry.com/resources-downloads/documents-for-download/ - Richard Florida: The Rise of the Creative Class 2002 - Jon Mitchell: Ambivalent Europeans 2001 |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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