GOVT 4807

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GOVT 4807
Social Studies of Space, Technologies and Borders

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2014-2015.

In this course we will discuss how society, culture and politics shape technological artifacts and the natural and built environment, such as bridges, roads, and landscapes in diverse cultural contexts. We will examine reasons for the rise in bordering mechanisms - ranging from walls, barriers to fences within cities as well as along national borders, in such countries such as Ireland, Korea, Germany, the US, and Israel. We will compare how such 'strategies of exclusion' impact local communities, transnational relations and social connectivity across such divides. We will also examine how the growth of gated communities has reconfigured urban spaces and given rise to new forms of spatial and social segregation.

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: DSOC 4301, STS 4301

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 15677 GOVT 4807   SEM 101

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