Courses & Units

City Lives HGA341

Introduction

City Lives brings together practical skills in urban analysis and observation to promote critical consideration of the pressing urban issues of our times. In particular, this unit tackles contemporary issues of urban inclusion, exclusion, diversity, and creativity. It interrogates who and what is given ‘place’ in the city and the norms which shape urban governance, encounter, interaction, and resistance. Foregrounding urban social theory focused on race, gender and inequality, City Lives engages with intersecting explanations for the current structure of life in cities and what is needed to promote sociospatial inclusion and liveability into the future. The unit locates theoretical thinking in local and international examples of urban poverty, stigma, disaster, activism and innovation, with a focus on how the communities, identities, and bodies of city dwellers are enabled, disabled, celebrated and erased in cityspace.

Summary

Unit name	City Lives
Unit code	HGA341
Credit points	12.5
College/School	College of Arts, Law and Education School of Social Sciences
Discipline	Sociology and Criminology
Coordinator	Associate Professor Catherine Robinson
Available as an elective?	Yes
Delivered By	University of Tasmania

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Semester 2	On-Campus		International	Domestic
Online	Semester 2		Off-Campus	International	Domestic

Key

: On-campus
: Off-Campus
: International students
: Domestic students

Note

Please check that your computer meets the minimum System Requirements if you are attending via Distance/Off-Campus.

Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.

Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Semester 2	22/7/2024	16/8/2024	9/9/2024	27/10/2024

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2024 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2024 will be available from the 1st October 2023. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

About Census Dates

Learning Outcomes

Explain contemporary urban social theory to inform understanding of cities and city dwellers.
Utilise observational research methods reflexively to investigate urban social spaces.
Analyse observed urban social spaces independently using a theoretically informed approach.
Communicate effectively and accurately in written work.

Fee Information

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution ^1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution ^1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution ^2,3	Domestic Full Fee ⁴
090301	$2,040.00	$957.00	not applicable	$2,324.00

¹ Please refer to more information on student contribution amounts.
² Please refer to more information on eligibility and Approved Pathway courses.
³ Please refer to more information on eligibility for HECS-HELP.
⁴ Please refer to more information on eligibility for FEE-HELP.

If you have any questions in relation to the fees, please contact UConnect or more information is available on StudyAssist.

Please note: international students should refer to What is an indicative Fee? to get an indicative course cost.

Requisites

Prerequisites

25 points at introductory level in any discipline in any faculty

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	On campus: Weekly face-to-face workshop (2 hours) Off campus: Weekly recorded lecture (1 hour), weekly online tutorial (1 hour)
Assessment	Drawing from close reading of one set of texts (from Weeks 2-4), explain the uneven nature of the ‘right to the city’? (20%)\|Drawing from close readings of set texts (from Weeks 10-12), unobtrusive walking observations and wider sources, identify, describe, and interpret evidence of urban inclusion in your local city space. (40%)\|Drawing from close readings of set texts (from Weeks 6-8), unobtrusive walking observations and wider sources, identify, describe, and contextualise evidence of urban exclusion in your local city space. (40%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable \| View the full unit timetable

Teaching Pattern

On campus:

Weekly face-to-face workshop (2 hours)

Off campus:

Weekly recorded lecture (1 hour), weekly online tutorial (1 hour)

Assessment

Drawing from close reading of one set of texts (from Weeks 2-4), explain the uneven nature of the ‘right to the city’? (20%)|Drawing from close readings of set texts (from Weeks 10-12), unobtrusive walking observations and wider sources, identify, describe, and interpret evidence of urban inclusion in your local city space. (40%)|Drawing from close readings of set texts (from Weeks 6-8), unobtrusive walking observations and wider sources, identify, describe, and contextualise evidence of urban exclusion in your local city space. (40%)

Timetable

View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.
Links	Booktopia textbook finder

The University reserves the right to amend or remove courses and unit availabilities, as appropriate.