PhD courses at University of Copenhagen

Architecture, Landscape and Gender: Rethinking Theory, Methodology and Practice
Provider: Faculty of Science

Activity no.: 5456-22-05-32
	Enrollment deadline: 07/10/2022

Place	Department of Geoscience and Natural Resource Management
Date and time	03.11.2022, at: 09:00 - 06.12.2022, at: 16:00
Regular seats	20
Course fee	1,500.00 kr.
ECTS credits	3.00

Contact person	Henriette Steiner E-mail address: hst@ign.ku.dk

Enrolment Handling/Course Organiser	Svava Riesto E-mail address: svri@ign.ku.dk

Content Based on all the interest that this course has attracted and the positive feedback from Phd-students who participated 2020 and 2021 the Faculty of Science has decided to offer this course again in Fall 2022. Questions concerning gender are increasingly prevalent in contemporary scholarship and in political movements for justice and equal rights, tapping into wider questions about diversity, inclusive learning and research environments, economic structures, democracy, climate change, digitisation and more. In research on architecture, landscapes and cities, gender perspectives compel us to rethink fundamental methodologies, theoretical concepts, research questions and pedagogical methods, as well as the political and affective implications of research and even the role of the researcher. A growing amount of research in fields related to architecture, landscapes and cities explores questions of gender in a variety of ways. Some examples include studies of overlooked women in historical and theoretical writing on architecture, which is still predominantly engaged in the creation of male hero figures; cultural perspectives on women, LGBTQ communities and other marginalised groups as users, co-producers and agents in architecture; and scholarship which draws on queer and feminist thinking to transgress binary concepts and destabilise anthropocentric perspectives. What brings these perspectives together on this PhD course, however, is that gender issues are not just related to economic ability or power, but are always also situated in relation to concrete spatial and physical contexts. Programme 3 November: (Copenhagen University or zoom) 13:00-16:00 Workshops on sharing knowledge 4 November: (Copenhagen University or zoom) 09:30-15:30 Workshops on reflection paper, knowledge network, and more 5 November – 15 November: Between the two workshops, students work individually and in groups on course literature. 16 November: (physical attendance at Copenhagen University required) 12:00-16:30: Workshops and seminar 17 November: (physical attendance at Copenhagen University required) 09:30-16:30: Writing workshops and seminars 18:00. Dinner 18 November: 09:30-13:30: seminar, workshops and course evaluation 6. December- Course assignment deadline (reflection paper, 4 days workload) Target group This PhD course invites students from landscape architecture, architecture, urbanism, urban planning, heritage studies, geography, cultural studies, urban history, political ecology, and related fields to exchange knowledge and learn from each other regarding questions of gender in relation to architecture, cities and landscapes. Teaching and learning methods All the workshops in the course are structured as a PowerPoint-free zone, with dialogical workshops and shared learning tailored to the needs of the student group as well as to individual development. After the course, each participant will write up and submit an individual reflection paper. The reflection paper to document and reflect on what each student learns during the course. A compendium with key literature will be made prior to the course and we will work with this together in groupwork during the course. Lecturers The course includes seminars with lectures by Luca Csepely-Knorr (Manchester School of Architecture/University of Liverpool), Samantha Martin (University College Dublin/Editor in chef Architectural Histories), Mary McLeod (Columbia GSAPP), Despina Stratigakos (University at Buffalo), and Margaret Vickery (University of Massachusetts Amherst). The course is organized by Henriette Steiner and Svava Riesto (University of Copenhagen). Remarks How to Apply? We invite applications from PhD candidates from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds, also students for whom gender issues have not been a main concern of their research until now. Candidates should apply by sending both a CV (1-2 pages) and a 500-word research statement by 7 October 2022 outlining how your research pairs with the course’s focus to Svava Riesto svri@ign.ku.dk. The Course is open to 20 participants. Participants will be charged 1.500 DKK to cover meals and course materials.