Module Details |
The information contained in this module specification was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen circumstances, or following review of the module at the end of the session. Queries about the module should be directed to the member of staff with responsibility for the module. |
Title | VISUALISING THE CITY | ||
Code | SOCI235 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr K Paton Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology Kirsteen.Paton@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2019-20 | Level 5 FHEQ | Second Semester | 15 |
Aims |
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* To familiarise students with the ways in which sociologists and others have used visual methods to capture urban experiences and processes; * To encourage a reflexivity on behalf of students with respect to the production of images of urban social issues; * To encourage students to appreciate the partialities associated with their own and others' representations of urban social worlds. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) An overview of classic and contemporary visual urban studies |
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(LO2) An awareness of the power relations bound up with the visual, particularly with respect to the photographic gaze |
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(LO3) A sense of the tensions between what is made invisible and visible in visual studies of the cities |
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(LO4) An understanding of the ways in which urban photography can be i) analysed and ii) used as part of urban analyses |
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(S1) Problem solving/ critical thinking/ creativity analysing facts and situations and applying creative thinking to develop appropriate solutions. |
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(S2) Media literacy online critically reading and creatively producing academic and professional communications in a range of media |
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(S3) Research management developing a research strategy, project planning and delivery, risk management, formulating questions, selecting literature, using primary/secondary/diverse sources, collecting & using data, applying research methods, applying ethics |
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(S4) Communication, listening and questioning respecting others, contributing to discussions, communicating in a foreign language, influencing, presentations |
Syllabus |
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The module is organised around three related thematic areas of inquiry: what the camera can do; what others have done; and what you can do. |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching Method 1 - Lecture |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
12 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
26 | ||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 124 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 150 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Presentation on the lines of inquiry to form the basis of the Visual Essay There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. | 5 minutes | 10 | ||||
An extended visual and theoretical treatment of urban social issue - 2000 words reflecting upon 12-15 images There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This | -2000 words | 90 |
Recommended Texts |
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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |