Readings in Urban Theory [Durham, NC]
**This course is in-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+
Full Tuition: $340 — Sliding-scale tuition options are available in the drop-down enrollment menu for you to self-select. To pay in installments, choose to pay with PayPal at check out.
Instructor: John Stehlin | 5 Weeks | Tuesdays January 21 - February 18 | 7:00 - 9:00 PM | In-Person | 719 N Mangum St, Durham, NC
In the late 1960s, French philosopher Henri Lefebvre argued that capitalist society was undergoing an “urban revolution”: a shift from the production of commodities to the production of urban space. While cities have always been key sites of capital accumulation, social struggle, and cultural life, in the half-century since Lefebvre wrote, they have in some ways superseded the importance of nation-states. This class explores selections from both classic and contemporary texts in urban theory that probe these questions. In the simplest sense, urban theory seeks to understand, but also question, the particular kinds of human settlements we call cities and their significance for economics, politics, society, and ecology. We will consider urban spaces ranging from 19th-century Paris and 1960s New York to contemporary Johannesburg and Palestine, and examine how flows of capital, power, people, and ideas move through urban networks, in turn shaping the prospects for justice and the right to the city.
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This class will take place in person at Night School Bar in Durham. Night School requires that students refrain from attending in-person classes when sick. For more on our class policies, see our FAQ. Instructors will also follow this policy. If your instructor is sick, class may be moved to online for a session or rescheduled to the week following the final scheduled session at the instructor’s discretion.
Sliding Scale: Night School Bar pays instructors and staff a living wage. We ask that people who make above the living wage threshold for their area strongly consider choosing the full-tuition or mid-level tuition tier in order to support our own living wage program. For Durham, NC, where we are located, the living wage threshold is $49,000 for an individual. All scholarship needs are self-assessed, and we will never request or require proof of need.
Scholarships: We are currently able to offer three full scholarships per class. Our full scholarship tier is a nonrefundable offering, limited to one per student per month. Because our scholarship funding is limited, selecting multiple full scholarships in a single month will result in disenrollment from all classes. If the scholarship tier you need is sold out please email us directly, and we will add you to a waitlist and notify you if additional scholarships become available. Please see our FAQ for more information, including installment plans and refund policy.
**This course is in-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+
Full Tuition: $340 — Sliding-scale tuition options are available in the drop-down enrollment menu for you to self-select. To pay in installments, choose to pay with PayPal at check out.
Instructor: John Stehlin | 5 Weeks | Tuesdays January 21 - February 18 | 7:00 - 9:00 PM | In-Person | 719 N Mangum St, Durham, NC
In the late 1960s, French philosopher Henri Lefebvre argued that capitalist society was undergoing an “urban revolution”: a shift from the production of commodities to the production of urban space. While cities have always been key sites of capital accumulation, social struggle, and cultural life, in the half-century since Lefebvre wrote, they have in some ways superseded the importance of nation-states. This class explores selections from both classic and contemporary texts in urban theory that probe these questions. In the simplest sense, urban theory seeks to understand, but also question, the particular kinds of human settlements we call cities and their significance for economics, politics, society, and ecology. We will consider urban spaces ranging from 19th-century Paris and 1960s New York to contemporary Johannesburg and Palestine, and examine how flows of capital, power, people, and ideas move through urban networks, in turn shaping the prospects for justice and the right to the city.
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This class will take place in person at Night School Bar in Durham. Night School requires that students refrain from attending in-person classes when sick. For more on our class policies, see our FAQ. Instructors will also follow this policy. If your instructor is sick, class may be moved to online for a session or rescheduled to the week following the final scheduled session at the instructor’s discretion.
Sliding Scale: Night School Bar pays instructors and staff a living wage. We ask that people who make above the living wage threshold for their area strongly consider choosing the full-tuition or mid-level tuition tier in order to support our own living wage program. For Durham, NC, where we are located, the living wage threshold is $49,000 for an individual. All scholarship needs are self-assessed, and we will never request or require proof of need.
Scholarships: We are currently able to offer three full scholarships per class. Our full scholarship tier is a nonrefundable offering, limited to one per student per month. Because our scholarship funding is limited, selecting multiple full scholarships in a single month will result in disenrollment from all classes. If the scholarship tier you need is sold out please email us directly, and we will add you to a waitlist and notify you if additional scholarships become available. Please see our FAQ for more information, including installment plans and refund policy.
**This course is in-person only. There is no virtual component. Participants must be age 21+
Full Tuition: $340 — Sliding-scale tuition options are available in the drop-down enrollment menu for you to self-select. To pay in installments, choose to pay with PayPal at check out.
Instructor: John Stehlin | 5 Weeks | Tuesdays January 21 - February 18 | 7:00 - 9:00 PM | In-Person | 719 N Mangum St, Durham, NC
In the late 1960s, French philosopher Henri Lefebvre argued that capitalist society was undergoing an “urban revolution”: a shift from the production of commodities to the production of urban space. While cities have always been key sites of capital accumulation, social struggle, and cultural life, in the half-century since Lefebvre wrote, they have in some ways superseded the importance of nation-states. This class explores selections from both classic and contemporary texts in urban theory that probe these questions. In the simplest sense, urban theory seeks to understand, but also question, the particular kinds of human settlements we call cities and their significance for economics, politics, society, and ecology. We will consider urban spaces ranging from 19th-century Paris and 1960s New York to contemporary Johannesburg and Palestine, and examine how flows of capital, power, people, and ideas move through urban networks, in turn shaping the prospects for justice and the right to the city.
—
This class will take place in person at Night School Bar in Durham. Night School requires that students refrain from attending in-person classes when sick. For more on our class policies, see our FAQ. Instructors will also follow this policy. If your instructor is sick, class may be moved to online for a session or rescheduled to the week following the final scheduled session at the instructor’s discretion.
Sliding Scale: Night School Bar pays instructors and staff a living wage. We ask that people who make above the living wage threshold for their area strongly consider choosing the full-tuition or mid-level tuition tier in order to support our own living wage program. For Durham, NC, where we are located, the living wage threshold is $49,000 for an individual. All scholarship needs are self-assessed, and we will never request or require proof of need.
Scholarships: We are currently able to offer three full scholarships per class. Our full scholarship tier is a nonrefundable offering, limited to one per student per month. Because our scholarship funding is limited, selecting multiple full scholarships in a single month will result in disenrollment from all classes. If the scholarship tier you need is sold out please email us directly, and we will add you to a waitlist and notify you if additional scholarships become available. Please see our FAQ for more information, including installment plans and refund policy.