This course engages students in the diversity of American urban life and introduces various modes of analyzing socio-cultural scenes, communities, and urban institutions. In the first part of the course, we will lay the foundations for understanding urban processes and communities. We will examine the racial and ethnic diversity in cities and the ways people understand and cope with being in an environment filled with "strangers". We will develop an understanding of urban political economy and the effects of inequality and economic strain on urban life. In the second part of the course, we will focus on the effects of globalization, post-industrial decline, and post-modernism on cities. In this section, we will focus on the production and consumption of urban spaces. We will look at the ways American cities have developed and changed as well as the competing views and political contestations behind these transformations.
- Subject:
- Anthropology
- Material Type:
- Bibliography
- Reading
- Reference
- Syllabus
- Provider:
- CUNY
- Provider Set:
- Brooklyn College
- Author:
- Amy Wolfe
- Christa Paterline
- Date Added:
- 09/03/2021
