Required Readings
* Lynch, Kevin. 1960. The Image of the City. Cambridge: MIT Press. (PDF) Pages 1-13, 46-49
* Wordsworth, William. “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802.” (Online)
* De Certeau, Michel. “Walking in the City" and “Spatial Stories." In The Practice of Everyday Life. Translated by Steven Rendall. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984. (PDF)
* Latour, Bruno and Hermant, Emilie. Paris: Invisible City. 1998. (INTERACTIVE) | (PDF) Pages 1-31.

Recommended Readings
* Yaneva, Albena. Mapping Controversies in Architecture
* Lynch, Kevin. 1976. What Time is this Place? Cambridge: MIT Press: 65-89,163-189, 243-247
* Appleyard, Donald. 1976. “Many Cities in One,” in Planning a Pluralist City. Conflicting Realities in Ciudad Guayana. Cambridge: MIT Press: 204-232

Guidelines
The historical and theoretical portion of the course is guided by weekly readings. It is expected that each student substantively engage the required materials (at a minimum) and be prepared to discuss each work in class. (Use the article, “How to read a book” to guide your reading) The first weeks generally attempt to pair material relevant to the group’s exercises. For each week in which required reading is assigned, you should write a (~500 word) reflection on one or more of the texts. Post your reflection as a comment in the discussion section. In your responses consider the following:

1. Reflect upon the reading itself.
What is the argument of the author? How strong is it? What concessions does the author make, if any? Who is writing? Who is the author writing against? What domain is she/he writing in? Who is the intended audience? What evidence does the author use?  What does the author not consider?

2. Situate the reading in the context of other texts, projects or events.
These may be texts or projects that we have looked at during the term or which you are personally familiar with. How does this reading reinforce, extend, or call into question the arguments raised by other authors or vice versa? What new insights or evidence does the author bring to light?

All readings will be made available online or as PDFs over the course of the semester on the course website, unless otherwise noted in the syllabus.

Required Readings

* Leo Marx. 2010. “Technology: The Emergence of a Hazardous Concept.” Technology and Culture 51 (3): 561–577. (PDF)
* Kurgan, Laura. 2013. Close up at a Distance: Mapping, Technology, and Politics. (PDF)
* Haraway, Donna. 1991. “A Cyborg Manifesto: Science, Technology, and Socialist-Feminism in the Late Twentieth Century.” in Simians, Cyborgs, and Women. The Reinvention of Nature. New York: Routledge. (link)
*Battles, Matthew 2011. "Distributed Ghosts in the Machine." Atlantic Technology Channel.

Recommended Readings

* Heidegger, Martin. The Question Concerning Technology
* Marx, Leo. The Machine in the Garden
* Williams, Rosalind. Notes on the Underground
* Feenberg, Andrew. Questioning Technology
* Latour, Bruno. Aramis, or the Love of Technology
* Battles, Matthew. The Call of the Feral

Please follow the previous guidelines for reading and writing your reflection as a comment on this discussion thread.