Lahore University of Management Sciences

SOC462DividedCities
Fall201516

Instructor NidaKirmani
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COURSEBASICS
CreditHours 4
Lecture(s) NbrofLec(s)Per Duration
Week
Recitation/Lab(per NbrofLec(s)Per Duration
week) Week
Tutorial(perweek) NbrofLec(s)Per Duration
Week

COURSEDESCRIPTION
The city has long been the subject of sociological (and more recently anthropological) enquiry as a site of
cooperationbetweenmultiplegroupsofpeopleaswellascontestationovermultipleboundariesrelatedto
space,resources,andidentity.Thiscourseaimstostudythecityasasiteofcontinuousboundarymarking
throughmultiplesocialprocesses,inthewaysinwhichspaceitselfisdelineatedandproduced,throughevery
daypractices,aswellasthroughexceptionalactsofviolence.Thiscoursewillexaminetheboundarieswithin
the city and the city itself as something that is actively produced by various subjects. This is an
interdisciplinary course that will combine sociological, anthropological and geographical approaches to
understandingcities.Whilemostofthecasestudieswillbedrawnfromrelativelyrecentresearch,wewill
strivetoalsounderstandtheevolutionofcitiesinhistoricalcontext.

The first part of the course will provide a theoretical foundation for understanding cities, drawing largely
fromurbananthropology,geography,andofcoursesociology.Thebulkofthecoursewillbededicatedto
examiningethnographies of particular cities and localities in detail. The course will focus heavily on three
regions, the United States, where the greatest amount of detailed research on cities has been produced,
South America, and Brazil in particular whereRio has been the site of several detailed ethnographies, and
finallySouthAsia,andIndiaandPakistaninparticular,whereagrowingnumberofexcellentstudiesarebeing
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conducted on the major metropolises. Readings will examine multiple forms of marginalization and
boundarymarkingwithinthecityincludingthoserelatedtoreligion,ethnicity/race,class,casteandgender.

COURSEPREREQUISITE(S)
SOC100IntroductiontoSociology
ANTH100IntroductiontoCulturalAnthropology

COURSEOBJECTIVES
Throughthelectures,reflectionpapers,essays,tests,andpresentations,studentswillengageintensivelyand
criticallywithkeytheoreticalperspectivesondevelopment,andarangeofhistoricalandcontemporarycase
studies. In terms of the learning goals identified by the department of humanities and social sciences, the
courseaimstoachievegoals1,3,and4asoutlinedintheLOAdocument.
Through class participation, presentation, reflection papers, and the essay, students will demonstrate the
abilitytosummarize,analyze,critique,andcomparethekeyconcepts,bodiesofknowledge,andperspectives
used in sociology and political economy. In this case, the focus will be on the concepts and perspectives
relatedtodevelopment,aswellastheempiricaldetailsofthevariouscasestudies.(Goal#1ofLOA)
Throughthegroupprojects,studentswilldemonstratetheirabilitytoapplythekeyconcepts,methodologies,
and perspectives learnt in the course to the Pakistani milieu. They will design a themebased project and
choosetheappropriatetools,locations,researchstrategies,andmediumforrepresentationforthispurpose
inconsultationwiththeinstructor.(Goal#3ofLOA)
Throughthereviewessayandthefinalexam,studentswilldemonstratetheabilitytoengagewithandreflect
onargumentsinacriticalmanner,developtheirownargumentssystematically,andpresentthecomparative
and/orcriticalargumentsintheappropriatemannerofacademicwriting.(Goal#4ofLOA)

COURSEREQUIREMENTSANDGRADING
Thecoursewillbecomprisedof26sessionsof100minuteseach.Thecoursewillcombinelectureswith
studentledpresentationsandgroupdiscussion.Therefore,attendanceandclassparticipationiscriticalfor
studentlearningandperformance.Studentsarealsoresponsibleformaterialcoveredinclassthatmaynot
bepartofthereadings,andfordoingthereadingsontheirown.Thisisareadingintensivecourse.Students
willbeassignedanaverageof50pagesofreadingpersessionalongwithoptionaladditionalreadings.Failure
toattendclasseswillstronglyinfluenceclassparticipationandperformanceinthecourse.Studentsarealso
expectedtoabidebytheappropriatedecorumduringclassattendanceandavoiddisruptions.
Fromsession6onwards,twostudentswillcopresentareadingrelatedtothecityunderstudyduringthe
secondhalfofclass.Studentswillalsowriteone500wordreflectionononeoftheassignedreadingsper
week,whichwillcriticallyreflectonthereading,summarizingitsmainpointsaswellaspointingtoits
strengthsandweaknesses.Twoofthesereflectionscanalternativelyfocusononeofthefilmsshown
throughoutthecourseofthesemester.Therewillbetenreflectionsintotalproducedoverthecourseofthe
semester.Reflectionsmustbesubmittedasatypeddocumentbeforethereadingconcernedisdiscussed.
Latesubmissionswillnotbeaccepted.Finally,thestudentswillproduceafinalproject,whichwillbebased
eitheronprimaryorsecondaryresearch,andwhichcantaketheformof3,0003,500wordessayor
alternately,couldbeacreativepieceemployingvarioustypesofmedia(photography,film,artwork).The
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finalprojectshouldengagemeaningfullywithissuesdealtwiththroughoutthecourseofthesemester.
Classparticipation:10%
Attendance:5%
Presentationonreading:5%
Readingsummaries:50%(5%eachx10)
PresentationonFinalProject:5%
Finalproject:25%

GradingScale:
A+95andabove
A9094
A8589
B+8084
B7579
B7074
C+6569
C6064
C5559
D5054
FailBelow50

STUDENTRESPONSIBILITIES

Attendthelecturesandparticipateinthediscussions:Youwilllose5%ofyourtotalclassparticipation
markforeverymissedclassafter3.

Beinclassontime.Ifyouaremorethantenminuteslateinthebeginningofclassorafterthebreak,
orifyouleaveclassbeforeitisoverwithoutpriorpermissionfromtheinstructor,youwillgetan
absentforthatclass.

Dothereadings:Itisessentialforyoutodoalltheassignedreadingsinordertoactivelyparticipatein
groupdiscussions.Thestarredreading(s)listedforeachsessionisrequired.Othersare
supplementary.

TurnyourcellphonesOFFbeforeenteringtheclassroom.Useofcellphonescanresultinbeing
markedabsent.

CourseEthics:
Thestrengthoftheuniversitydependsonacademicandpersonalintegrity.Studentsareexpectedtoabideby
therulesofacademicandpersonalhonesty.Seriousethicalviolationsincludecheating,plagiarism,reuseof
essays,improperuseoftheInternetandelectronicservices,unauthorizedcollaboration,alterationofgraded
essays,forgery,lying,andunfaircompetition.Formoreinformationonethics,pleaserefertothestudent
handbookandtheplagiarismdocumentdistributedbytheDepartmentofHumanitiesandSocialSciences.
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Specificinstructionsfortheessayandtheprojectswillbecirculatedpriortothesubmission.

COURSEOVERVIEW
Session1:IntroductiontoUnderstandingtheCity
Low,Setha(1996)TheAnthropologyoftheCity:ImaginingandTheorizingtheCity,inAnnualReviewof
Anthropology,Vol.25,pp.383409.
Simmel,Georg,TheStrangerandTheMetropolisandMentalLifeinTheSociologyofGeorgSimmel,pp.
402424.(onLMS)
Sennett,Richard(2001)AFlexibleCityofStrangers,inLeMondeDiplomatique,
http://mondediplo.com/2001/02/16cities
Hansen,ThomasBlomandOskarVerkaaik(2009)IntroductionUrbanCharisma,inCritiqueof
Anthropology,Vol.29(1),pp.526.

Session2:TheChicagoSchoolandtheFoundationsofUrbanSociology
Park,Robert(1936)HumanEcology,inTheUrbanSociologyReader,pp.8390.
Burgess,Ernest(1925)TheGrowthoftheCity,inTheUrbanSociologyReader,pp.9199.
Dear,Michael(2005)LosAngelesandtheChicagoSchool:InvitationtoaDebate,inCitiesandSociety,by
NancyKleniewski(ed.),Malden:Blackwell,pp.5471.
Wirth,Louis(1938)UrbanismasaWayofLifeinTheUrbanSociologyReader,pp.3241.
Hannerz,Ulf(1980)ChicagoEthnographers,inExploringtheCity:InquiriestowardanUrbanAnthropology,
NewYork:ColumbiaUniversityPress,pp.1958.
Session3:GeographicalApproachestotheCity:SpaceandPlace
Pacione,Michael(2005)ConceptsandTheoryinUrbanGeography(ChapterTwo)inUrbanGeography:A
GlobalPerspective,Abingdon:Routledge,pp.2244.
Cresswell,Tim(2004)Place:AShortIntroduction.Malden:BlackwellPublishing.Chapter2,TheGenealogyof
Place,pp.1551.
Session4:DividedCitiesandGender
Massey,Doreen(1994)Space,PlaceandGender,inTheCityCulturesReader,byMalcolmMilesandTimHall
withIainBorden(eds.),London:Routledge,pp.177211.
Spain,Daphne(2005)SpaceandStatus,inCitiesandSociety,byNancyKleniewski(ed.),Malden:Blackwell,
pp.4353.
Delhi:http://jagori.org/wpcontent/uploads/2012/04/ISTHISOURCITY.pdf

Session5:WhoControlstheCity?
Foucault,Michel(2010)DisciplineandPunish:TheBirthofthePrison,inTheBlackwellCityReader,pp.221
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227.
Harvey,David(2003)TheRighttotheCity,inTheUrbanSociologyReader,pp.429432.
Harvey,David(1978)TheUrbanProcessunderCapitalism:AFrameworkforAnalysis,inTheUrbanSociology
Reader,pp.100108.
Davis,Mike(2005)FortressLA,inCitiesandSociety,pp.467483.
Caldeira,Teresa(1996)FortifiedEnclaves:TheNewUrbanSegregation,inTheUrbanSociologyReader,pp.
405413.
http://www.theatlanticcities.com/neighborhoods/2012/04/dogatedcommunitiesthreaten
society/1737/
http://criticaltheory.com/davidharveyinterviewclassstruggleurbanspaces/

Session6:Segregation,Race/EthnicityandtheCity
Wacquant,LoicandWilliamJuliusWilson(1989)TheCostofRacialandClassExclusionintheInnerCity,in
TheUrbanSociologyReader,pp.182191.
Massey,DouglasandNancyDenton(1993)SegregationandtheMakingoftheUnderclass,inTheUrban
SociologyReader,pp.192201.
Olzak,SusanandJoaneNagel(1986),TheImmigrantEnclave:TheoryandEmpiricalExamples,inTheUrban
SociologyReader,pp.202213.
Lin,Jan(2005)Community,EthnicityandUrbanSociology,inCitiesandSociety,pp.100108.
Vithayathil,TrinaandGayatriSingh(2012)SpacesofDiscrimination,EconomicandPoliticalWeekly,Vol.
XLVII,No.37,pp.6066.

Session7:Globalisation,CosmopolitanismandtheCity
Massey,Doreen(1994)AGlobalSenseofPlace,inSpace,PlaceandGender,Minneapolis:TheUniversityof
MinnesotaPress,pp.146156.
Sassen,Saskia(1996)WhoseCityIsIt?GlobalizationandtheFormationofNewClaims,inTheUrban
SociologyReader,pp.308315.
Appadurai,Arjun(1996)ModernityatLarge:CulturalDimensionsofGlobalization,Minneapolis:Universityof
MinnesotaPress,Chapter9,TheProductionofLocalitypp.178199.
Smart,AlanandJosephineSmart(2003)UrbanizationandtheGlobalPerspective,AnnualReviewof
Anthropology,Vol.32,pp.263285.

PartTwo:TheUnitedStates
Session8:NewYork
Bourgois,Phillipe(1995)InSearchofRespect:SellingCrackinElBarrio.Cambridge:CambridgeUniversity
Press.(ChaptersIntroduction,1,and2)
Session9:NewYork
Bourgois,Phillipe(1995)InSearchofRespect:SellingCrackinElBarrio.Cambridge:CambridgeUniversity
Press.(Chapters3and4)
Session10:
Bourgois,Phillipe(1995)InSearchofRespect:SellingCrackinElBarrio.Cambridge:CambridgeUniversity
Press.(Chapters5and6)
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Session11:Film:DotheRightThing(1989)(14/3)
Session12:Chicago/Paris(26/3)
Wacquant,Loic(2008)UrbanOutcasts:AComparativeSociologyofAdvancedMarginality,Cambridge:Polity
Press.(pp.139and257279)

Session13:Chicago/Paris
Wacquant,Loic(2008)UrbanOutcasts:AComparativeSociologyofAdvancedMarginality,Cambridge:Polity
Press.(pp.139and257279)

SouthAmerica/Caribbean
Session14:Rio
Goldstein,Donna(2003)LaughteroutofPlace:Race,Class,Violence,andSexualityinaRioShantytown,
Berkeley:UniversityofCaliforniaPress.(ChaptersIntroductionand1)
Session15:Rio
Goldstein,Donna(2003)LaughteroutofPlace:Race,Class,Violence,andSexualityinaRioShantytown,
Berkeley:UniversityofCaliforniaPress.(Chapters2and3)
Session16:Rio
Goldstein,Donna(2003)LaughteroutofPlace:Race,Class,Violence,andSexualityinaRioShantytown,
Berkeley:UniversityofCaliforniaPress.(Chapters4and5)
Film:CityofGod(outofclass)
Session17:Kingston
Jaffe,Rivke(2012)ThePopularCultureofIllegality:CrimeandthePoliticsofAestheticsinUrbanJamaica,
AnthropologicalQuarterly,Vol.85(1),pp.79102.
SouthAsia
Session18:Bombay
Hansen,ThomasBlom.WagesofViolence:NamingandIdentityinPostcolonialBombay.Princeton,N.J.:
PrincetonUniversityPress,2002.(Chapters2and4)
Session19:Bombay
Hansen,ThomasBlom.WagesofViolence:NamingandIdentityinPostcolonialBombay.Princeton,N.J.:
PrincetonUniversityPress,2002.(Chapter5)
Khan,Sameera.NegotiatingtheMohalla:Exclusion,IdentityandMuslimWomeninMumbai,Economicand
PoliticalWeekly,Vol.42(17),April28,2007,pp.152733.
Film:SalaamBombay(outofclass)
Session20:Delhi
Kirmani,Nida(2013)QuestioningtheMuslimWoman:Space,Identity,andInsecurityinanUrbanLocality,
NewDelhi:Routledge.(Chapters1,2,and3)
Session21:Delhi
Kirmani,Nida(2013)QuestioningtheMuslimWoman:Space,Identity,andInsecurityinanUrbanLocality,
NewDelhi:Routledge.(Chapters4,5,and6)
Tarlo,Emma(1995)FromVictimtoAgent:MemoriesoftheEmergencyfromaResettlementColonyinDelhi,
inEconomicandPoliticalWeekly,Vol.30(46),pp.29212928.
Session22:Karachi
Gayer,Laurent(2012)PoliticalTurmoilinKarachi:ProductionandReproductionofOrderedDisorder,
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EconomicandPoliticalWeekly,Vol.XLVII(31),pp.7684.

Khan,Nichola(2007)MobilisationandPoliticalViolenceintheMohajirCommunityofKarachi,Economicand
PoliticalWeekly,pp.24352443.

Session23:Karachi
Gayer,Laurent(2013)Karachi:OrderedDisorderandtheStrugglefortheCity,Hurst.(Chapters5and8).

Film:ViceGuidetoKarachi(outofclass)

Session24:Discussfinalprojects

Session25:Discussfinalprojects

AdditionalReadings
Karachi
Gayer,Laurent(2007)Guns,Slums,andYellowDevils:AGenealogyofUrbanConflictsinKarachi,Pakistan,
ModernAsianStudies,Vol.41(3),pp.515544.

Khan,Nichola(2007)MobilisationandPoliticalViolenceintheMohajirCommunityofKarachi,Economicand
PoliticalWeekly,pp.24352443.
Ali,Kamran(2009)MenandTheirProblems,inComparingCities:TheMiddleEastandSouthAsia,pp.4964.
Ring,Laura(2006)Zenana:EverydayPeaceinaKarachiApartmentBuilding,Bloomington:IndianaUniversity
Press.
Ahmadabad
Jasani,Rubina.APottedHistoryofNeighboursandNeighbourlinessinAhmedabad,inTheIdeaofGujarat:
History,EthnographyandTextbyEdwardSimpsonandAparnaKapadia(eds.),NewDelhi:OrientBlackswan,
2010,pp.153167.
Kanpur
Froystad,Kathinka(2006)AnonymousEncounters:ClassCategorisationandSocialDistancinginPublic
Places,inTheMeaningoftheLocal:PoliticsofPlaceinUrbanIndiabyGeertdeNeeveandHenrikeDonner
(eds.),London:Routledge,pp.159181.
Hyderabad
Verkaaik,Oskar(2004).MigrantsandMilitants:FunandurbanViolenceinPakistan.Princeton:Princeton
UniversityPress.
SaudiArabia
Brunn,Stanley(2006)GateMindsandGatedLivesasWorldsofExclusionandFear,GeoJournal,Vol.66(1/2),
pp.513.
Glasze,Georg(2006)SegregationandSeclusion:theCaseofCompoundsforWesternExpatriatesinSaudi
Arabia,GeoJournal,Vol.66(1/2),pp.8388
Jerusalem
Abowd,Thomas(2007)NationalBoundaries,ColonizedSpaces:TheGenderedPoliticsofResidentialLifein
ContemporaryJerusalem,AnthropologicalQuarterly,Vol.80(4),pp.9971034.
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Hasson,Shlomo(2001)TerritoriesandIdentitiesinJerusalem,inGeoJournal,Vol.53(3),pp.311322.
Johannesburg
Landman,Karina(2006)PrivatisingPublicSpaceinPostApartheidSouthAfricanCitiesthrough
NeighbourhoodEnclosures,GeoJournal,Vol.66(1/2),pp.136146.
Durban
Hansen,Thomas(2012)MelancholiaofFreedom:SocialLifeinanIndianTownshipinSouthAfrica,Princeton:
PrincetonUniversityPress.
Durington,Matthew(2006)Race,SpaceandPlaceinSuburbanDurban:AnEthnographicAssessmentof
GatedCommunityEnvironmentsandResidents,GeoJournal,Vol,66(1/2),pp.147160.
Belfast:
Doherty,PaulandMichaelPoole(1997)EthnicResidentialSegregationinBelfast,NorthernIreland,1971
1991,GeographicalReview,Vol.87,No.4,pp.520536.
London:
Reed,Adam(2002)CityofDetails:InterpretingthePersonalityofLondon,inJournaloftheRoyal
AnthropologicalInstitute,Vol.8(1),pp.127141.
Massey,Doreen(2007)WorldCity,Cambridge:PolityPress.
Istanbul:
Secor,Anna(2004)ThereisanIstanbulThatBelongstoMe:Citizenship,SpaceandIdentityintheCity,
AnnalsoftheAssociationofAmericanGeographers,Vol.94(2),pp.352368.
Mills,Amy(2005)NarrativesandCityLandscapes:CulturalIdentityinIstanbul,GeographicalReview,Vol.
95(3),pp.441462.
Websites:
http://urbanculturalstudies.wordpress.com/category/georgsimmel/
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2010/09/strangerstudies101citiesasinteraction
machines/62315/
http://favelissues.com/
http://lsecities.net/media/objects/articles/worldssetapart