ROC2017: Draft Programme

#week 01 ‡ Feb 20
introduction to the course

#week 02 ‡ Feb 27
assignment: response paper 01 (5p)
White, Gillian B. (2015), The Many Meanings of Gentrification, www.citylab.com
#hülya sepet
From Notting Hill to Poltergeist: how Hollywood handles gentrification
#hilal türkoğlu
#burak çinar

#week 03 ‡ Mar 06
vocabulary quiz 01 (3p) google sheets link + quizlet link
#selin gümüş
The 'Airbnb effect': is it real, and what is it doing to a city like Amsterdam?
#lyra bakija
'No bling in the hood ...' Does Berlin's anti-gentrification law really work?
#jenay erge doğanay
#bengü tunçel

#week 04 ‡ Mar 13
discussion: response paper 01
#buket şengül
Revitalization by Gentrification
#hakki ilter
#işil yazçayir
Berlin restricts Airbnb to safeguard affordable housing
#furkan akçay
Cereal Killer cafe: what will Birmingham make of its new hipster hangout?

#week 05 ‡ Mar 20
---no course---

#week 06 ‡ Mar 27
assignment: response paper 02 (8p)
What It’s Like To Get Kicked Out of Your Neighborhood 6'23'' (BuzzFeedYellow 2015)
#gizem akkaya
#döndü güler
Is Urban Revitalization Without Gentrification Possible?
#duygu akbaba
Rent control versus gentrification in California
#zeynep uzelli

#week 07 ‡ Apr 03
vocabulary quiz 02 (5p) google sheets link + quizlet link
#muhammet enes sağlam
What It’s Like To Get Kicked Out of Your Neighborhood 6'23'' (BuzzFeedYellow 2015)
#begüm çelik
#uğur özyiğit
#elif özkan

#week 08 ‡ Apr 10
assignment: response paper 03 (8p)
The Urban Subalterns and the Non-Movements of the Arab Uprisings: An Interview with Asef Bayat
#merve aydin

#idil gökçe mun

The destruction of Sur: is this historic district a target for gentrification?
#tuğba şentürk
#aybüke gümüş

A student view of Boston's gentrification: ‘We are ruining the lives of city residents’

#week 09 ‡ Apr 17
vocabulary quiz 03 (5p) google sheets link + quizlet link
#sidret külekci

The Urban Subalterns and the Non-Movements of the Arab Uprisings: An Interview with Asef Bayat

#sibel işildak
Gentrification is a global problem. It's time we found a better solution
#mehmet karabalik
#mehmet onur kadıoğlu

#week 10 ‡ Apr 24
assignment: response paper 04 (8p)

write a response paper giving reference to minimum 5 (it can be more) of the articles that are presented in the class until the 10th week (week01-week09, including response papers). choose a title. you can write on any subject as long as you give reference (connect, relate) 5 articles that are discussed in the class. don't forget to put the reference list at the end. also write the number of words (use word count function of word) at the bottom (minimum 300 words).

#muhammet çakir
#esra firdevs sözlü
London housing: is creating "mixed communities" such a great idea?
#durusu sila sariöz
Developers condemn housing policy that risks wrecking social mix in London

#week 11 ‡ May 01
---no course---

#week 12 ‡ May 08
vocabulary quiz 04 (5p)

#büşra öktem

creating 'mixed communities' means starting at the top – so let's bulldoze Belgravia
#rabia şevval torlak

#özer doğaner