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COURSE TITLE:CHILEAN IDENTITY IN CONCRETE IMAGES:URBAN, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL PROCESSES
TRANSLATION:LA IDENTIDAD CHILENA EN IMAGENES CONCRETAS:PROCESOS URBANOS,SOCIALES Y CULTURALES
COURSE CODE:IEU5000
CREDIT HOURS:10
WEEKLY CLASS PERIODS:02
TYPE OF COURSE:ELECTIVE
COURSE FORMAT:LECTURE AND FIELDWORK
GRADING SYSTEM:STANDARD
KEYWORDS:IDENTITY,HERITAGE,CHILE,SEGREGATION,INEQUALITY
KEYWORDS TRANSLATION:IDENTIDAD,PATRIMONIO,CHILE,SEGREGACION,DESIGUALDAD
COURSE LEVEL:UNDERGRADUATE


I.COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course will explore buildings, squares, and monuments around the city of Santiago as representations of identity as well as sources of collective identity. Students will analyze the tension that can be identified between the traditional narrative installed in 1810 at the time of the nation?s founding, and more diverse perspectives that began emerging publicly in the 1960s. In parallel, Santiago?s architecture will be studied as a primary source that relates the main sociological characteristics of santiaguinos and their social class structure, in a city infamous for its social segregation. Students will be assessed through essays, group work and field reports.


II.LEARNING OUTCOMES

1.Analyze the symbolic, material, and cultural attributes of Santiago from a historical perspective.

2.Critically discuss the main processes of spatial segregation and its effects on the contemporary social structure.

3.Recognize the diverse urban realities through visual and conceptual registers as sources of collective identity.


III.CONTENTS

1.Setting the scene: Santiago?s historical background
1.1.The postcolonial city
1.2.Creating a Chilean identity in the turn of the Century
1.3.Cultural and social tensions in twentieth century Santiago

2.Socio spatial inequalities in contemporary cities: the case of Santiago
2.1.Urban Change(segregation, gentrification)
2.2.Social Change(social mobility, middle classes; urban marginality, secession)
2.3.Cultural Change(contemporary identities, heritage, urban practices)

3.Tensions and debates about culture, memory and politics in contemporary Santiago
3.1.Heritage and the crisis of national identity
3.2.Urban difficult heritage
3.3.Social revolt and monuments


IV.METHODOLOGICAL STRATEGIES:

-Lectures.

-Practical works.

-Field trips.

-Analysis of written and visual sources.


V.ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES:

-Individual essay: 30%

-Group work: 30%

-Final report: 40%


VI.BIBLIOGRAPHY

Minimum

Almandoz, A.(2002) Planning Latin America`s Capital Cities 1850-1950, Routledge.

Almandoz, A.(2002) Modernization, Urbanization and Development in Latin America, 1900s-2000s, Routledge.

Ibarra, M.(2015). Hygiene and Public Health in Santiago de Chile?s Urban Agenda, 1892-1927. Planning Perspectives,31(2),11-23.

Lahdesmaki, T., Passerini, L., Kaasik-Krogerus, S.; Van Huis, I.(2019) Dissonant Heritages and Memories in Contemporary Europe, Springer

Marschall, S.(2017)"Targeting Statues: Monument `Vandalism? as an Expression of Sociopolitical Protest in South Africa." African Studies Review 60(3):203?219.

Mc Clymont, K.(2021)The Fall of Statues? Contested Heritage, Public Space and Urban, Routledge

Mendez, M.L.(2008)"Middle Class Identities in a Neoliberal Age: Tensions Between Contested Authenticities." The Sociological Review 56(2):220?37.

Mendez, M.L., M. Gayo(2019) Social Mobility over Time and Space, in Upper Middle Class Social Reproduction: Wealth, Schooling, and Residential Choice in Chile. Palgrave Pivot Series, New York.

Ris?r, H. & I. Arteaga Perez(2018) Disjunctive belongings and the utopia of intimacy: violence, love and friendship among poor urban youth in neoliberal Chile, Identities,25:2,228-244, DOI:10.1080/1070289X.2017.1400278

Mendez, M.L. and G. Otero (2018)."Neighbourhood Conflicts, Socio-spatial Inequalities, and Residential Stigmatisation in Santiago, Chile." Cities 74:75?82.


PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
INSTITUTO DE ESTUDIOS URBANOS Y TERRITORIALES / OCTUBRE 2023