Theorizing the City
GOVT 392
Spring 2018
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01
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| Course Cluster: Urban Studies |
Recent years have brought a shift to imagining the city, rather than the nation-state, as the primary allegiance for citizens, with its own unique set of challenges and responsibilities. What are our political and ethical obligations to the strangers we live near? Should cities be governed more democratically? This course will examine topics such as income inequality, environmental justice, immigration, localism vs. cosmopolitanism, and public art. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS GOVT |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (GOVT)(GOVT-Theory) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Plato, THE REPUBLIC
Adam Smith, THEORY OF MORAL SENTIMENTS
Max Weber, THE CITY
Bonnie Honig, DEMOCRACY AND THE FOREIGNER
Saskia Sassen, THE GLOBAL CITY
Benjamin Barber, IF MAYORS RULED THE WORLD
Kwame Anthony Appiah, COSMOPOLITANISM
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Examinations and Assignments:
2 papers (6-8 pages)
Final Paper (10 pages)
weekly responses |
| Instructor(s): Chakravarti,Sonali Times: ..T.R.. 10:20AM-11:40AM; Location: PAC422; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 25 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 2 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 5 | JR non-major: 5 | SO: 5 | FR: X |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 3 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 1 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 1 |
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