University of Barcelona

This course explores the city of Barcelona from a historic, artistic, literary, and cinematographic perspective. Topics include: the roman city; the Gothic Quarter; a bohemian and modernist city; a global city-- Universal Exposition, Olympic Games, and Universal Forum of Cultures.

This course examines the main theoretical models of personality and the current criteria for establishing the normality or abnormality of behavior. It discusses normal and pathological human diversity, the advantages and disadvantages of diagnostic systems, the main clinical manifestations of psychopathology, and main areas of action of the clinical psychologist. The course provides an opportunity for practical work in personality analysis, psychopathological exploration, and therapeutic skills.

This course explores urban anthropology, tracing its classical schools and the evolution of the subdiscipline to the present, and delving into the analysis of housing in urban environments. Topics include: anthropology of the city; the Chicago School; the Manchester School and the Rhodes-Livingstone Institute; urban planning and capital; space financialization; public space; gentrification; socio-spatial segregation; housing and social theory; housing systems; debt, credit, and home financing.