Studies of Cities in Comparative Perspective

4 credits · Undergraduate

This course introduces students to the studies of comparative urbanism. Urban studies havestrong west-centric and modernist biases that designate specific cities as universal modelsfor city-proper status and/or as harbingers of new urban forms. Drawing on postcolonial andpoststructuralist critiques, the course aims at aiding future urbanists to explore a world ofcities beyond developmentalist perspectives and the fetishization of novelty. The studentswill instead learn to become aware of and analyze the complex and interconnectedmanifestations of urban forms and experiences across different times and places. CUHK course code: URSP2400Enrollment limited.