Fall 2018 - POL 463 D100
Diversity in Cities (4)
Class Number: 7119
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Thu, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
Vancouver
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Instructor:
Aude-Claire Fourot
afourot@sfu.ca
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Prerequisites:
Eight upper division units in political science or permission of the department.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Explores diversity in cities. It examines how different social and identity markers (ethnicity, religion, race, gender, class, sexuality, handicap or language) shape cities and how diversity is in turn shaped by public policies. The primary focus is Canada but we also look at these issues outside Canada. Students who have taken Selected Topics course POL 458 with the topic "Canadian DiverCities" may not take this course for further credit.
COURSE DETAILS:
This course is at the intersection of Canadian politics, public policy and urban studies. It deals with current public policy and governance challenges that Canadian cities face, particularly in the context of an increasingly diverse population.
In exploring the diversity of Canadian cities, this course looks at how different identity and social markers (such as ethnicity, religion, race, gender, class, sexuality, handicap or language) shape Canadian cities and how diversity is in turn shaped by public policies.
After examining core concepts such “urban governance” or “urban citizenship”, we will look at specific issues in Canadian cities (urban signage, urban indigenous people, securitization of the urban space, poverty and homelessness, genderization of space, ethocultural and ethnoreligious diversity, ethnoburbs, gay villages, etc.).
The primary focus is Canada but we also look at these issues outside Canada.
There will be one four-hour seminar per week.
Grading
- Midterm 25%
- Participation 15%
- Oral assignments 25%
- Written assignments 35%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Available on Canvas
Department Undergraduate Notes:
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