Description
This module will consist of a two-week residential visit and engagement with staff, students and partner organisations in Johannesburg. It will involve real time collaboration with different actors and organisations there, including interaction with students from partner institutions, and optionÌýfor in-situ research. It will build core skills in the ethics of global urban practice through closeÌýcollaboration with scholars and practitioners in Johannesburg and the wider Gauteng region. The activities willÌýdovetail with the Engaged Urbanism and Cities Methodologies courses, reinforcing learning ofÌýdifferent ways to know and understand urban life, and enabling practical engagement with multidisciplinaryÌýapproaches and practices through which the futures of cities are being shaped. TheÌýcourse will focus on building a pedagogy and urban practice which supports the engaged andÌýcollaborative production of urban knowledge, policy and interventions through distinctive Co-Laboratory methods working with different actors e.g. government, communities, private sector,Ìýinternational agencies. It will consolidate the city-focused learning on global urban history and theoryÌýin the Cities Studio modules, through collaborative engagements with differentÌýaspects of urban practice.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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