HTÆK0338SU Cultural Production and Urban Space
Programme curriculum forthe Bachelor’s elective study in Global Urban Studies, 2019 curriculum
Programme curriculum forthe Master’s elective study in Global Urban Studies, 2019 curriculum
Bacehelor’s and Master’s students from any discipline with an interest in cities, culture and society are encouraged to apply. The course is open to Danish as well as to international students..
This summer school puts cultural production and event-making in urban space under the analytical scrutiny of critical urban theory. The aim of the summer school is to enable students to examine and assess the role of the cultural industry, broadly speaking, within existing political paradigms of urban development such as “creative cities”, “liveability” and “the experience economy” of cities.
By means of theoretical perspectives and urban ethnographic methods, students will learn to analyse the symbolic, emotional and socioeconomic dimensions of cultural production in urban space through fieldwork and workshops organised in collaboration with our partners, including the music festival Strøm
The summer school thus provides students with an opportunity to engage critically with experienced cultural producers operating in urban space and learn about the different problems, potentials and considerations connected to urban cultural production.
The summer school is centered on a case-based learning approach and through workshops, lectures and field trips the students will immerse in theoretical perspectives as well as public debate, learn from practitioners, and gain experience in analysing urban cultural production through case studies and fieldwork.
We also offer another summer school, Urban Culture in Theory and Action, but since they are taking place simultaneously, it will unfortunately not be possible to attend both summer schools.
BA Elective in Global Urban Studies (Bacherlor tilvalget i Globale Bystudier, 2019-ordningen):
Specialized Urban Topic B (aktivitetskode HTÆB10251E)
MA Elective in Global Urban Studies (Kandidattilvalget i Globale Bystudier, 2019-ordningen):
Specialized Urban Topic B (aktivitetskode HTÆK13031E)
A text corpus will be specified for accepted students by May. It is expected that students read all the required text material before the summer school.
- Category
- Hours
- Excursions
- 40
- Lectures
- 42
- Preparation
- 124
- Total
- 206
Students from the Faculty of Humanities can sign up for the Summer school during 15. November – 1. December. (undervisningstilmeldingsperioden) and also during spring.
All other students must apply before 1st April 2019. Remaining seats will be filled within application deadline 1st of June. Please refer to http://urban.tors.ku.dk/ for information regarding application procedures, tuition fees etc.
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Other
Criteria for exam assesment
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- HTÆK0338SU
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- BachelorBachelor choice,Full Degree Master choice
- Duration
- Placement
- Summer
- Schedule
- The summer school will take place from the end of July to mid-August and runs for approximately 14 days.
- Study board
- Study Board of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies
Contracting department
- Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Humanities
Course Coordinators
- Rasmus Christian Elling (elling@hum.ku.dk)
Lecturers
Rasmus Chr. Elling, elling@hum.ku.dk and others