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 | Architecture and Power: Parliaments, Prisons and Courts | ||
Code | SOCI372 | ||
Coordinator |
Dr P Jones Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology P.Jones01@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2023-24 | Level 6 FHEQ | Second Semester | 15 |
Aims |
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To p rovide students with an introduction to the classic and contemporary social studies of architects, architecture and the built environment (with particular reference to parlaiments, prisons and courts) Encourage reflection on the different methodological and conceptual approaches that underpin such studies; Equip students with the skills to interrogate architecture from a (broadly understood) sociological perspective; |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) You will be able to situate architecture as a distinctive ‘social production’, and understand its implication in political projects and processes at a variety of levels |
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(LO2) You will gain ability to problematize ahistorical and asocial analyses of architecture |
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(LO3) You will be able present analysis of a specific architectural project from a coherent sociological perspective |
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(S1) Improving own learning/performance - Reflective practice |
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(S2) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Media analysis |
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(S3) Critical thinking and problem solving - Critical analysis |
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(S4) Critical thinking and problem solving - Creative thinking |
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(S5) Critical thinking and problem solving - Synthesis |
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(S6) Research skills - All Information skills |
Syllabus |
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Surveying the Architectural Field: Situating Architecture in its Social Place The Social Life of Architecture Architecture and its Interpretation Architecture and Politics (I): Capitols Architects and Politics (III): S tate Theory Disciplinary Architecture: The Birth of the Prison A Punishing Architecture: Supermax and Prison Design Architecture and Judgement: Courts and Publics Legal Architecture: Pasts and Futures |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Hybrid - asynchronous pre-recorded lectures Teaching Method 1 - Lecture |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
12 |
11 |
23 | ||||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 122 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 145 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
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Resit/resubmission opportunity |
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Notes |
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
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Notes |
No assessment details provided | 0 | 40 | ||||
No assessment details provided | 0 | 60 |
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. |