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Class number:
3377
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Title: The American City |
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Department: First Year Sem & Colloq |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: Yes |
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Grading Basis: Graded |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 15 |
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Current enrollment: 13 |
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Available seats: 2 |
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Start date: Tuesday, September 3, 2024 |
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End date: Wednesday, December 18, 2024 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM, LIB - 103 |
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Instructor(s): Delgado, Laura |
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Prerequisite(s): Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class. |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets FirstYr Seminar Requirement |
Course Description:
What defines life in the American city, historically and in the current day? Is the quintessential American city more like New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, or one of the many smaller US cities found across the country? This course examines the evolution of American cities and issues that cities face today. Drawing from interdisciplinary work, we will follow the historical trajectories of US cities across the country; explore the rise and fall of the American Rust Belt; examine the experience of immigrants; learn about inequality through the lens of race, class, and gender; and scrutinize the ways in which urban processes, such as gentrification, natural disasters, and deindustrialization, continue to shape cities and their residents. |