Course Code & Number
SOC 415
Course Title
Urban Ethnography
Level
BS
Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits
(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 6 ECTS Credits
Pre-requisite / Co-requisite::
Pre-requisites: SOC 304
Co-requisites: NONE
Catalog Description
The course considers the role of ethnography on how we understand cities. We will look in detail at different types of ethnography and compare with other means of representing the city. Specific themes will cover the urban flâneur and ethnographer, street ethnography, culture of poverty and marginality; infrastructure and mobility; violence and slums.