HIST4311C History of Housing
2013-2014 Term 2
Lecture Thursday 4:30-6:15 LSK 302
Tutorial TBA
Lecturer Kiyoko YAMAGUCHI 山口潔子 kiyoko@arts.cuhk.edu.hk
TA: Mr. LEI Shiwei 雷仕偉 leishiwei@gmail.com
Medium of instruction is in English.Course Content
This course introduces the history of housing, with focus on public
housing in twentieth century. As half of the Hong Kong resident live
in some forms of public housing, the course would connect their local
interest with global historical background. After learning the
background, transformation, and social effects of the foreign
examples, the students will conduct comparative studies on housing
issues in Hong Kong.
Learning outcomes
Students will gain the basic knowledge of the history of public
housing (also called as social housing or council housing) in Europe,
US and East Asia in twentieth century, as well as its social and
economic impacts. Through the four tutorials, students will develop
their summarizing and presentation skills, while other writing
assignments will encourage them to enhance their academic writing
skills.