GEOG 2220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Georg Simmel, Rationality
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Metropolis & modernity: nation-state, economy & infrastructure, identities (will talk about the key themes of this course) Making sense of the metropolis (painting called the city, there are elements of the city such as - lights, lamps, poles, signs, iron work, tower, people, and the painting is all jumbled up. They kind of all look the same, can"t see their faces, and are hidden. There is also a road, but there is no clear perspective or sense of place. Exciting, colourful, chaotic, unclear, sensory overload, motion, noises. Familiarity is important, otherwise there is a sense of overwhelming or sometimes excitement. What does he say about rural vs. urban life?) People don"t necessarily know like they might if you were to live in a smaller area. Metropolis gives us a sense of freedom and individuality. The city requires you to use different sense and uses decision making on a general basis, makes you calculate more.