HMKK13012U Modern Culture: 4 Cities: Urbanism and Architecture
Modern Culture and 4 cities
This course explores the cultural history of urbanism and architecture and the way in which they manifest in film, art, and literature.
We will address themes such as:
- Reading architecture and urban plans
- Experiencing the city through filmic methodologies
- Speculative cities
- Caring cities
- Gender and architecture
- Just CITIES
- Mobility and infrastructure
- Cities of visibility
- Scale
- Domesticity – The Urban Home
The course is taught by Associate Professor Kristin Veel and involves guest lectures by experts in the field.
Students at the University of Copenhagen can follow this course as part of the “Kandidattilvalg i Urban Kultur” ( https://hum.ku.dk/uddannelser/aktuelle_studieordninger/moderne_kultur/urban_kultur_katv/) which also includes Henrik Reeh’s course on Urban Cultural and Cultural Theory”. It is offered in English as part of the European MA “4 CITIES” (www.4cities.eu). Lectures as well as seminars mixes international and KU-students and provides Danish-speaking students with an opportunity to practice academic English in the classroom.
Exam can be in English or in Danish.
See the semester shelf at the department library: Institutbiblioteket for IKK, trappe 16, 2. sal. For more information please contact Kristin Veel, kristinv@hum.ku.dk
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 20
- Preparation
- 296
- Seminar
- 20
- Exam
- 84
- Total
- 420
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Other
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
Criteria for exam assesment
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- HMKK13012U
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree MasterFull Degree Master choice
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Autumn
- Schedule
- Fall 2023
- Course capacity
- 40
Study board
- Study board of Arts and Cultural Studies
Contracting department
- Department of Arts and Cultural Studies
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Humanities
Course Coordinators
- Kristin Eva Albrechtsen Haahr Veel (kristinv@hum.ku.dk)
Lecturers
Kristin Veel