HIST 381

Fall 2014 All Classes

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Urban History

Credit: 3 hours.

Examines the history of urban centers, paying special attention to the relationship between the city and its surrounding territory, the impact of migration and immigration, the delineation of space and the transformation of the built environment, and the role of a city's inhabitants in creating social networks, political structures, and cultural institutions.

May be repeated in separate terms to a maximum of 6 hours if topics vary. Prerequisite: HIST 200.

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HIST 381 class schedule data for fall 2014
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	64307	Lecture-Discussion	A	12:00PM -1:50PM	MWF	393 Bevier Hall	Bean, R	Part of Term: B Date Range: 10/20/14-12/10/14 Section Info: Topic: The City in Colonial Spanish America. Description: The aim of this course is to provide students with an understanding of colonial Latin American cities and the diverse populations who inhabited them. Focusing on a vast region from Mexico to the Andes, the common histories and regional differences of cities such as Lima, Mexico City, Cusco, Potosi, and Puebla will come to the fore as we investigate the urban world of Spanish America. In the first part of the class, we will examine the ways in which Spaniards envisioned cities and towns to function within the Empire. In particular, we will explore how imperial officials endeavored to reorder colonial space through the establishment of cities as well the mechanisms of power employed by Spaniards as they attempted to leverage power over urban populations from 1492 to 1810. In contrast to the first portion of the course, the second half of the semester will focus on the Indigenous, African, Jewish, and Casta populations who inhabited colonial cities. We will analyze the ways these groups shaped and were shaped by the colonial urban experience as well as the ways they reshaped Iberian urban imaginaries through resistance and negotiation. Indeed, colonial Latin American cities were not simply constructed from above, but also from below. Our discussions of the common people who inhabited colonial cities will allow us to reflect both on their work as political and social actors and on the nature of the Spanish Empire and its power and authority in urban society. At the end of the semester, we will reflect upon the legacy of Spanish colonial cities in modern Latin America. Prior knowledge in Latin American history is a bonus but is not required.
	58099	Lecture-Discussion	EM	2:00PM -3:20PM	MW	215 Gregory Hall	McDuffie, E	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/14-12/10/14 Section Info: Topic: Black Midwestern Urban History. Description: This class will look at US urban history, with special attention on twentieth century black Midwestern urban history in Chicago, Detroit, and Cleveland. We will read classic texts such as St. Clair Drake and Horace Cayton's Black Metropolis: A Study of Negro Life in a Northern City (1945), as well as recent, cutting edge work on black Midwestern urban history such as Beth Tompkins Bates's The Making of Black Detroit in the Age of Henry Ford (2012). Gender, sexualities, and women's voices will receive close attention. The class will also use media to examine the dynamic histories of black urban Midwestern life. Meets with AFRO 398, Section: EM, CRN: 63175.