Assignment: Cultural Analysis of Urban Politics Paper
Length: 2,200 words
From the Syllabus
All students are required to offer a Cultural Analysis of Urban Politics paper. The paper must be a minimum of 4 pages paper. Students will submit their essay via Canvas.
Instructions
PICK an urban politics problem from the textbook
DISCUSS
• The cultural politics (or the political or social theory or philosophy) you see being used there (in the textbook) to define the nature of the problem, meaning (i) what the problem is and (ii) the cause (or causes) of the problem
DISCUSS
• Any (or some) solutions to the problem the textbook offers
REDEFINE
• The nature of the problem from the perspective of the other tradition of cultural politics students learned about in class.
o Remember there are only two traditions of cultural politics at work in urban politics - at least that is what students learned this semester. So, whichever tradition the textbook author is using, for this part of the paper, use the other tradition.
DISCUSS
• (i) What is the problem and (ii) what is the cause (or what are the causes) from the point of view of this second tradition?
DISCUSS
• Solutions to the problem that you can think of from this second tradition
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.