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Academic Year 2001/2002

Unheavenly Cities
GOVT 225 FA
Clusters:

Urban Studies

Much about a city is unsettled and unsettling, and it has always been thus--wistful images of a golden age that never was notwithstanding. The purpose of this course is to explore the nature of the crises besetting contemporary American cities and to examine some of the policies affecting and afflicting these communities. While perhaps exhausting, the course is by no means exhaustive, and both the readings and the topics are highly selective. Needless to say, much more could be assigned and discusse d. We will focus on some of the more enduring concerns about the city, including the potentials for collective intervention and the ways this intervention is reflected in theory and practice.

MAJOR READINGS

To be assigned.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Midterm and research proposal.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS GOVT    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2002

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