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GOVT229
Black Politics in Urban America
GOVT229 FA
Crosslistings: AFAM283
Fall 96 Availability (Last Updated on Sat Mar 8 05:00:40 EST 1997
)
Section Limit Enrollment Available
01 33 33 0
This class will examine the 20th century transformation of
African-American urban politics. Particular attention will
be paid to black mayors, the relationships between city
governments and business elites, and community politics.
Various strategies of political empowerment will be compared
and contrasted; various approaches to the relationships
between race, class and power will be explored.
MAJOR READINGS
Medoff and Sklar, STREETS OF HOPE, THE FALL
AND RISE OF AN URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD
Rivlin, FIRE ON THE PRAIRIE. CHICAGO'S HAROLD WASHINGTON AND
THE POLITICS OF RACE
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Short essays, final exam.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
If spaces are
available, freshmen will be admitted during the Drop/Add
period.
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: Discussion Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS GOVT
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Horan, C
- Times: M.W.... 2:40PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 2, Jr: 1, So: 1, Fr: 0
- Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-10-1997
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