Syllabus
A Sense of Place
Spring 2011
K20.1181
Gallatin School
New York University
TR 2:00-3:15
Room 514 Silver
Steve Hutkins
REQUIRED TEXTS
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Tuan, Yi-Fu. Space and Place (Univ Of Minnesota
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Jackson J. B. Discovering the Vernacular Landscape (Yale University)
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Kunstler, James. The Geography of Nowhere (Simon & Schuster)
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Waldie, Holy Land (Norton)
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Pollan, Michael. A Place of My Own (Penguin)
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Flint, Anthony. Wrestling with Moses (Random House, paperback available Feb. 15)
- Sorkin, Michael. Twenty Minutes in Manhattan (Reaktion Books)
SCHEDULE OF READINGS
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Tuesday |
Assignment |
Thursday |
Assignment |
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Week 1 |
Introduction |
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Jan. 25 |
Experiencing places |
Jan. 27 |
Good places |
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Weeks 2 – 8 |
Looking at Landscape |
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Feb. 1 |
Tuan |
Feb. 3 |
Tuan |
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Feb. 8 |
Tuan |
Feb. 10 |
Tuan |
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Feb. 15 |
Jackson |
Feb. 17 |
Jackson |
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Feb. 22 |
Kunstler, ch. 1-6 |
Feb. 24 |
Kunstler, ch. 7-8 |
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March 1 |
Kunstler, ch. 9-12 |
March 3 |
Kunstler, ch. 13 |
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March 8 |
Midterm |
March 10 |
Midterm |
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March 15 |
Spring break |
March 17 |
Spring break |
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Weeks 9 - 11 |
Making a Place |
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March 22 |
Waldie |
March 24 |
Waldie |
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March 29 |
Pollan |
March 31 |
Polan |
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April 5 |
Pollan |
April 7 |
Pollan |
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Weeks 12 - 16 |
Village Stories |
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April 12 |
Flint |
April 14 |
Flint |
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April 19 |
Sorkin |
April 21 |
Sorkin |
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April 26 |
Sorkin |
April 28 |
Sorkin |
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May 3 |
Final projects |
May 5 |
Final projects |
REQUIREMENTS
1. In class: quizzes, participation, attendance, etc. (20% of final grade)
2. Weekly blog posts and comments (50%)
2. Midterm and final projects (30%)
(No Incomplete grades.)
CONTACT:
Office: 715 Broadway, room 608
Phone: 998-7361
E-mail: ssh1@nyu.edu
Course website: www.travel-studies.com
Office Hours: Tues., 10 – 11, 3:30 – 5:00; Thurs., 10 – 11, 12:30 - 2, 3:30 – 5:00
POLICIES
Deadlines
The blog posts are usually due on Monday night so there's time to read them over before class on Tuesday. The comments on other people's posts are due Wednesday night so there's time to read them over before class on Thursday. (These are important deadlines, and the website makes it easy to track them.)
Plagiarism
In writing your posts, you are encouraged to copy and paste quotations from scholarly articles and other websites, but it is extremely important that you cite your source (author or title) and provide a link to it. The blog posts are a form of academic writing, and plagiarism is a serious violation of the rules of academic integrity.
Attendance
The class is a discussion seminar, so attendance is very important. One or two absences are fine, but more than that will affect the final grade (with the exception of illness). It is not necessary to notify the instructor about your absences, unless you are having issues.
