Kurssin kuvaus

Objectives

There are two main learning outcomes: 1) students should be able to articulate in what ways law and (urban) space are co-constituted; 2) students should be able to think critically in relation to both law and space. The learning outcomes are further divided as follows:
Subject-specific knowledge:
At the end of the course, the students should be able to:
- understand how law is implemented and materialised in space (e.g. an urban space);
- discuss concepts related to the right to the city in a multidisciplinary context, encompassing law and geography;
- perceive the law as a socio-spatial phenomenon and understand it in relation to other disciplines (urban geography);
- understand the urban space as a blended space, i.e., as a physical/digital whole;
- critically recognize power structures and discriminatory practices in the way in which the urban space is designed;

Subject-specific skills:
At the end of the course, the students should be able to:
- progress in their critical thinking, in that they are able to identify how power is materialized in urban settings and architecture, and how the digital is tightly intertwined with the experience of the urban;
- recognize and critically examine how urban settings can lead to discrimination and (in)justice;
- critically recognize the role of the digital in relation to how the urban space is experienced.

Working life skills:
At the end of the course, the students should be able to:
- self-reflect on their work and ideas;
- enhance their English writing skills;
- think creatively and 'out of the box' (or as if there is no box).