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Inside the City of Diversity (GEOG20008)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Overview
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This subject examines differences in diverse people’s experiences of urban life, the opportunities and challenges it offers them, and their ability to shape the city. We will examine how social differences such as class, gender, ethnicity, race, and disability have been understood in urban studies from varied theoretical perspectives, including liberalism, Marxism, feminism and postcolonialism. We will explore these themes with case studies from many cities around the world, with a particular interest in Melbourne, where students will undertake independent field research. Specific issues to be investigated include: the social and cultural lives of rich, poor, middle-class and gentrifying neighbourhoods; the negotiation of gender roles and relations in the private and public spheres of the city; intergenerational conflicts in urban housing and labour markets; inequalities in the spatial distribution of urban infrastructures such as roads, transport, education and health services; racial segregation and conflict; the displacement and marginalization of Aboriginal communities in Australian cities, and their activism. Students completing the subject will demonstrate in-depth understanding of how social inequalities develop and manifest in cities; but also, how cities can become places of resistance, inter-cultural encounter and transformation.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete this subject will:
- Recognise key debates in academia, media and policy circles about the challenges of social diversity in contemporary cities
- Distinguish between feminist, postcolonial, and Marxist approaches to thinking about questions of social class, gender, ability, age, race and ethnicity in urban contexts
- Investigate how the spaces inside cities, their built environments, and the features of their neighbourhoods and communities, enhance or limit the opportunities of different social groups
- Apply critical theory to analyse cases from cities around the world, primarily from developed countries, with a focus on the city of Melbourne
Generic skills
Upon successful completion of this subject, students will have:
• developed their ability to evaluate critically different theories and analytical approaches;
• improved their capacity to translate this knowledge into applied analysis;
• gathered and created new information about urban conditions; and
• improved their communication skills in public presentation about their own research project and findings.
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
This subject is a level 2 subject designed for students who have experience in writing essays of up to 1,000 words at University level. It is recommended that students have successfully completed at least 25 points of level 1 or level 2 subjects that include essay based assessment.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Tutorial participation - (Attend and actively participate in at least 70% of tutorials) Students will be assessed by their tutor on their active contribution to tutorial discussions and activities, individually and as part of a group. | From Week 1 to Week 12 | 10% |
Tutorial presentation. Each student undertakes one presentation in a pair. The week for the presentation is arranged in Week 2 tutorials
| From Week 3 to Week 12 | 5% |
Tutorial paper
| Week 4 | 15% |
Research essay. In preparing for the essay, students will be required to undertake a 1-hour walk in Melbourne CBD in pairs.
| Week 8 | 30% |
Take-home examination for which the questions will be distributed in the last lecture and will be due three weeks after that date.
| During the examination period | 40% |
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Ilan Wiesel Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours Two 1-hour lectures per week, and one one-hour tutorial Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 July 2021 to 24 October 2021 Last self-enrol date 6 August 2021 Census date 31 August 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 September 2021 Assessment period ends 19 November 2021 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Subject notes
Students who have successfully completed the subject 705-289/121-019 Urbanisation and Urban Development are ineligible to enrol in this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Major Geography Informal specialisation Integrated Geography Specialisation (formal) Development Studies Informal specialisation Human Geography Major Urban Design and Planning Major Human Geography Major Environmental Geography Informal specialisation Environments Discipline subjects Major Integrated Geography - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 27 April 2024