Discussion Leader: Diva
Readings
Saskia Sassen, "The global city: Introducing a concept," Brown J. World Aff. 11 (2004): 27.
Amale Andraos, "The Arab City," Places Journal, May 2016, https://placesjournal.org/article/the-arab-city/?cn-reloaded=1.
Yasser Elsheshtawy, "Forming an Urban Imaginary: A Photographic Essay," Temporary Cities: Resisting Transience in Arabia (New York: Routledge, 2019).
Browse:
This blog by Yasser Elsheshtawy, scholar of architecture and urbanism of the Persian Gulf
Dubai History on Instagram
Middle East Modernism on Instagram
Cairoobserver on Instagram
Recommended
Alex Bodrookas and Arang Keshavarzian, "The Forever Frontier of Urbanism: Historicizing Persian Gulf Cities," International Journal of Urban & Regional Research 43:1 (2019): 14-29.
Yasser Elsheshtawy (ed.), The Evolving Arab City: Tradition, Modernity, and Urban Development (London: Routledge, 2008).
Ahmed Kanna, Dubai: The City As Corporation (Minneapolis: Minnesota University Press, 2011).
In-Class
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