HIST210 - THE CITY

Status
O
Activity
SEM
Title (text only)
HIST210 - THE CITY
Term
2018A
Subject area
HIST
Section number only
401
Section ID
HIST210401
Registration notes

HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCE SECTOR; PERMISSION NEEDED FROM INSTRUCTOR

Meeting times
M 0200PM-0500PM
Meeting location
MCNEIL BUILDING 167-8
Instructors
NAIRN, MICHAELJOHNSON, NINA
Description
This course is an introduction to major forces that shape urban life in the United States from the eighteenth century to the present, with a focus on Philadelphia. Through weekly assignments and discussions, students will examine the physical formation and historical development of cities and learn to "read" the sociological and geographic organization of the contemporary city. Prominent themes include urban growth, decline, and restructuring; the ecological bases of urban life; race, class, and gender relations in urban space; and the formation and re-formation of neighborhoods, downtowns, and suburbs.
Course number only
210
Use local description
No
LPS Course
false
Major Concentrations
Major/Minor Requirements Fulfilled