Urban Fishing, Schedule

The course will study the phenomenon of urban fishing as a productive and diversifying phenomenon in public urban space.  We will look at cultural practices along an urban river: how is the in-between space used, crossed, linked, experienced, made productive? How to plan urban green not just as decorative space but diversifying element in ever-growing semi-public commodified use of space?

Below the schedule as it was in Weboodi. On the right hand side links and lists of sources and sites that appear during the course and that you can use as reference. Note: if you have any links & articles to suggest, please email Taina!

13. – 15.4. We’ll have lectures, readings and discussions about urban space and urban green and “in-between” spaces. Annette Maechtel  will share her experience about projects on the use of the in-between urban space. Also a lecture on fishing as an urban phenomenon by Jussi Vähämäki.

19. – 23.4. a field work period in Pori. Travel and accommodation will be covered. We’ll stay in the River hostel, roam the riverside and interview people, dig into the local culture and practices of urban fishing. Annette will be there too.

27. – 29.4. continuing readings and discussions on urban space. Discussing plans for a final event, production, work, publication.

4. – 7.5 building the final event and works. The works will be presented in Otaniemi – we can also discuss options for presenting something also in Pori.