Course Schedule
Week 0 (Before start of class)
Assignment for next class
Defining Conflict and Mobility*
*For the first class, and based on this syllabus, bring your own definition of mobility to class and write down an example of conflict in the provided Google Doc. Examples must differ from other student choices.
Readings for next class
- (Interview) Eyal Weizman: Forensic Architecture is Looking at the Past to Transform the Future Video Interview
- (Book) Laura Kurgan: Close Up at a Distance, Mapping, Technology, and Politics (p 9–36)
Week 1
10 Jan 17:00–19:00
Class activities
- Introductions
- Course & syllabus overview
- Presentation of individual definitions of Mobility & Examples of Conflict*
- Raoul Wallenberg Institute presentation
- Introduction to Phase I
- Introduction to Assignment 01
*To be submitted beforehand via Google Sheet
Assignment for next class
- Assignment 01
Readings for next class
- (Film) John Berger: Ways of Seeing, Episode 1 (1972)
- (Film) La Jetée (1962, dir. Chris Marker) - link
Week 2
16 Jan 16:00–19:00
Class activities
- Readings discussion
- Presentation of Phase I material (Assignment 01)*
- Introduction to Phase II
- Introduction to Assignment 02
*To be presented in groups of 2, maximum 10 mins per group
Assignment for next class
- Start Assignment 02
Readings for next class
- (Film) All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace: The Monkey in the Machine and the Machine in the Monkey (2011, dir. Adam Curtis) - link
- (Film) Moritz Siebert, Abou Bakar Sidibé, Estephan Wagner: Those Who Jump
- (Essay) James Corner: The Agency of Mapping - link
Week 3
23 Jan 16:00–19:00
Class activities
- Readings discussion
- Presentation of Mission Accomplished; The Deadly Effects of Border Control in Niger
- Desk Crits*
- Technical Support*
*Sign up to timeslots before class for each via the Google Sheet
Assignment for next class
- Continue Phase II & Assignment 02
Readings for next class
No readings
Week 4
30 Jan 16:00–19:00
Class activities
- Presentation of Phase II Material (Assignment 02)*
- Introduction to Phase III
- Introduction to Assignment 03
*To be presented in groups of 2, maximum 10 mins per group followed by 20 mins discussion
Assignment for next class
- Start Assignment 03
Readings for next class
- (Investigation) Forensic Architecture: Environmental Racism in Death Alley, Louisiana - link
- (Book) Rob Nixon: Slow Violence, Introduction
Week 5
06 Feb 16:00–19:00
Class activities
- Technical Support: Google Earth Engine Tutorial
Assignment for next class
- Continue Assignment 03
Readings for next class
No readings
Week 6
Break
Week 7
20 Feb 16:00–19:00
Class activities
- Desk crits
- (Introduction to Phase IV)
- (Introduction to Assignment 04)
Assignment for next class
- Start Assignment 04
Readings for next class
- The politics of (un-)counting international migration in Senegal and the Gambia - link
Week 8
27 Feb 16:00–19:00
Class activities
- Readings Discussion
- Student Presentations*
*To be presented in groups of 4, maximum 10 mins per group followed by 20 mins discussion
Assignment for next class
- Continue Assignment 04
Readings for next class
- (Film) Adam Curtis: HyperNormalisation
Week 9
05 Mar 16:00–19:00
Class activities
- Portfolio Presentation (Zac)
- Technical Support*
*Sign up to timeslots before class for each via the Google Sheet
Assignment for next class
- Continue Assignment 04
Readings for next class
No readings
Week 10
12 Mar 16:00–19:00
Class activities
- Desk Crits*
- Technical Support*
*Sign up to timeslots before class for each via the Google Sheet
Assignment for next class
- Prepare Final Presentation
Readings for next class
No readings
Week 11
19 Mar 16:00–19:00
Class activities
- Final Presentation*
- Digital Garden Launch
*To be presented in groups of 4, maximum 15 mins per group followed by 25 mins discussion