Cities and Urban Cultures

Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Course Description

  • Course Name

    Cities and Urban Cultures

  • Host University

    Universidade Católica Portuguesa

  • Location

    Lisbon, Portugal

  • Area of Study

    Multicultural Studies

  • Language Level

    Taught In English

  • Course Level Recommendations

    Upper

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    Hours & Credits

  • ECTS Credits

    6
  • Recommended U.S. Semester Credits
    3
  • Recommended U.S. Quarter Units
    4

  • Overview

    • To articulate the urban landscape with cultural processes;
    • To discuss concepts related to the city as text, spectacle, diversity and difference, and representation;
    • To examine the relation of the cityspace with processes of urban life, gentrification, and touristification, right to the city, diversity and difference, and cartographic, cultural, and artistic representations;
    • To promote the debate on issues and representations regarding the contemporary city.
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