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Course Info for INTS - 258 - 01, Spring 2023
Class number: 2923 Title: The Islamic City Department: International Studies
Career: Undergraduate Component: Lecture Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 29 Current enrollment: 4 Available seats: 25
Start date: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 End date: Friday, May 12, 2023 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM, MC - 307 Instructor(s): Antrim, Zayde
Prerequisite(s): None
Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities and Global Requirements
Course Description:
This course explores the great variety of cities founded, claimed, and inhabited by Muslims from the beginnings of Islam to the present day. While there is no such thing as a prototypical "Islamic city," this course grapples with questions of change and continuity in the organization of urban life among Muslims globally. Through a combination of lectures and discussions, we will situate cities in their historical contexts, examine their built environments, and consider the ways in which exchange, mobility, empire, revolution, and globalization have shaped urban space.