Writing Urban Landscapes in the Anthropocene

Dr. Nitin Bathla

Closely connected to selected theoretical positions discussed in the Urban Theory Seminar, this course will support students in writing a 3000-word essay, of publication quality, as a means of presenting their research and framing their design project. Through step-by-step critical writing exercises, discussions and peer-reviewing, essays will be produced and published with the projects in the MAS online platform at the end of the academic year.

OBJECTIVES

To offer a pedagogical framework within which students learn to discuss their urban and territorial design work in relation to the theoretical writings studied in the accompanying Urban Theory Seminar. The resulting texts should articulate the project’s broader theoretical, disciplinary, geographic, and sociocultural context as well as the specific design contribution.

Students gain practical experience in writing, critical reflection and peer-reviewing.