HIST 381

Spring 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 spring 2014
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	60151	Lecture-Discussion	A	2:00PM -2:50PM	MWF	315 Gregory Hall	Oberdeck, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/14-05/07/14 Section Info: Topic: City Spaces in the 19th and 20th Century US. Description: What kinds of spaces were "urban" in the 19th and 20th century US, and how did they change? How did different groups understand, experience and transform "urban" space? This course will explore how different kinds of urban spaces were planned , experienced, evaluated and transformed by diverse urban groups distinguished by ethnicity, race, gender, class and politics. Starting with conflicts over the significance of "public" and "private" urban spaces in the Early Republic, the course will go on to examine spaces of recreation, work transportation, urban and suburban domestic life, political conflict, racial and ethnic division in the era of urban "renewal", and activism on issues of public health and environmental justice. The course will be discussion based; assignments will include short response papers, a focused 10-page research paper, and guided group presentations on topics related to course themes.