Blog 8: A subject i enjoyed studying this semester 😍

Hello :D !!

Today, in my last blog, I want to tell you about my favorite subject of this semester. In fact, it is one of the subjects that I have liked the most of the career. It is a transversal course of the faculty called: "Transversal FAU: Territorial perspectives on vulnerability and housing inequality".

This course is about how territorial administration can positively or negatively affect the condition of people and their social development. It is mainly focused on explaining in more depth how some phenomena, such as poverty, inequality, etc., can be enhanced or remedied with an adequate urban and housing policy. It also deals with related issues, but all in relation to territory.

The main contents we deal with are:

• Poverty
• Vulnerability
• Inequality
• Exclusion
• Housing precariousness
• Public policies

Within the activities that we develop in class we can observe and comment on theories and points of view of some authors, see graphic material that shows the impact of some factors on the territory or vice versa, we dialogue and comment on what we have seen in class or particular experiences, we exemplify current situations in the country, etc.

I love this subject because it fully explains these phenomena, showing that they are much more complex than most people think, and gives rise to a series of positions on the subject, which can lead to solving or improving the situation of a large number of people. I also like it because it is interdisciplinary and helps to enhance the work between architecture, geography and even sociology. 

Finally, having this course opened my eyes to many things and helped me to see how architects can remedy many social problems that are related to the territory. One of my objectives when I entered university was always to contribute to making a better world and this course makes me appeal to that vocation and how I can approach it from what I am studying, so I am very happy to have taken it as it is not a compulsory course.