Since our last meeting I have been considering the two topics I presented, which were the sociology of urban city space and Des Moines food culture. After some consideration I realized that I could possibly combine these two topics into one project by looking at Des Moines food trucks. I think I am more interested in just focusing on the sociology of space and maybe I'll find a way to include food trucks as an example of a way objects in a city are able to move across the landscape. Therefore, as of right now, I would like to propose my leading question as what are the relations of production in a urban city? Meaning, I currently view cityscapes as sites of social importance where new ideas, movements, and practices develop and I would like to explore how the spatial elements of a landscape are arranged and experienced. As of right now I am inspired by Lefebvre's 3 conceptions of space which are space as a spatial practice that is reproduced in everyday life, the representation of space developed through cognitive aspects, and by spaces of representation through symbolism and ideologies. I can see my project incorporating theories written by Lefebvre, Foucault, as well as Marxist, feminist and post-colonial writers. …show more content…
I have yet to decide if I would like to focus on one city in particular or use a variety of cities as examples. For the time being I like the idea of using multiple cities because it will widen the topics I can cover as well as exemplify the type of spaces that incorporate Marxist/feminist/post-colonial ideologies. I think contrasting a Global North and Global South city would provide a good starting point. The two cities I am considering that fit those categories are New York and