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Course Info for AMST - 405 - 01, Fall 2021
Class number: 3152 Title: Meds, Eds, Slots, and Stadiums Department: American Studies
Career: Undergraduate Component: Seminar Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 10 Current enrollment: 5 Available seats: 5
Start date: Wednesday, September 8, 2021 End date: Wednesday, December 22, 2021 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: T: 6:30PM-9:00PM, SH - N128 Instructor(s): Baldwin, Davarian
Prerequisite(s): None
Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities Requirement
Course Description:
Colleges, universities, and their medical centers have become the dominant employers, real estate holders, policing agents, and educational and health care providers in major cities across the country. Meanwhile struggling areas have looked to sports stadiums and casinos as their salvation from poverty. What happened? "Meds, Eds, Slots, and Stadiums" examines a world without factories, as higher education, healthcare, and tourism have become the face of today's urban economy. Located at the center of what has been called the "Knowledge Corridor" along I-91, the course draws special attention to Trinity College's past and present role in shaping greater Hartford. This course counts towards the spatial requirement.