Reading the City through Landmarks

blended course

This course approaches the city through the prism of landmarks in order to analyze how our access and understanding of them produces knowledge of place, history, society, culture, and self. For the purpose of research, the course will use the example of Prishtina landmarks.
The landmark which will be subject to analysis in this class/workshop is the Newborn monument. This structure was erected in light of the declaration of Independence of Kosovo in February 2008. It is located in the central part of the city, in front of the Youth and Sports Palace (another important city landmark). As of 2015 Newborn is a listed heritage monument.
Students will learn how to conduct organized observations of the monument by using a specific instrument (ICOMOS Ename Charter Questionnaire) provided by the tutor, which will enable them to identify the scope and extent of what the landmark communicates about itself (its meaning, values). In doing so, we will foreground cultural practices and products through which the city is interpreted and represented, and through which the issue of urban identity is expressed.

Course leader

Florina Jerliu is a professor in the University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”. She teaches courses of art and architectural history, theory and heritage in the Faculty of Architecture, and Aesthetics of Space in the Faculty of Fine Arts.

Target group

This course is designed for BA and MA students, artists, architects and researchers of visual arts, humanities and social sciences, art history and curatorial studies, architecture and design, and anyone with a keen interest in the subject area.

Course aim

Students will learn how to conduct organized observations of the monument by using a specific instrument (ICOMOS Ename Charter Questionnaire) provided by the tutor, which will enable them to identify the scope and extent of what the landmark communicates about itself (its meaning, values). In doing so, we will foreground cultural practices and products through which the city is interpreted and represented, and through which the issue of urban identity is expressed.

Credits info

2 EC
At the conclusion of each course, registered participants will be issued a certificate stating their equivalency of The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) credits from Stacion - Center for Contemporary Art Prishtina, Kosovo and the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Lyon, France.

An equivalency certificate is issued to registered participants who have demonstrated competencies to learning outcomes and associated workload certified with the equivalent ECTS credits of the curricula of the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Lyon, France. Employers, colleges and other postsecondary schools can choose to accept the equivalency certificate as a substitute of ECTS credits.

Fee info

EUR 300: The total fee is 300€.

The participation fee is due in full after you have successfully enrolled in the course via written confirmation from SSAS. The fee covers tuition, proceedings and certificates. This fee does not cover the cost of individually necessary materials, personal equipment, further excursions, accommodation or travel expenses.

Final acceptance to the course will be confirmed only after we have confirmation of your payment in full. Bank transfer fees are to be covered by the registered participant.
EUR 30: Students who wish to obtain an ECTS certificate must pay an additional supplement to the registration fee, calculated as 10% of the annual fee, corresponding to the administrative treatment of the ECTS certificate established by the Ensba-Lyon. Only participants registered in a higher education institution, and who explicitly request it at the time of registration, will be able to validate ECTS credits in accordance with European regulations.

Scholarships

Scholarships are available for participants from Kosovo. A limited number of scholarships are available for international participants.