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CS92PROD
The New City Reconsidered: Race, Poverty, and the Urban Future Since Katrina

AFAM 327
Spring 2009 not offered
Crosslisting: AMST 322
Course Cluster: Urban Studies

This seminar takes the debate surrounding the rebuilding efforts along the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina as a point of departure for proposing an urban future. We will look at issues of housing, education, labor, displacement, economic development, and urban culture, drawing from a variety of disciplines and cases, with an emphasis on historical examples of urban rebuilding, renewal, and reconfiguration. From Chicago after the Great Fire of 1871 to Watts after the riots of 1965 (or even LA after the riots of 1992), moments of chaos have revealed cities' preexisting racial, ethnic, and economic rifts while raising often controversial questions about the viability, design, and development of particular neighborhoods. Readings will include both recent scholarship, commentary, and policy proposals for New Orleans and historical accounts relevant to the questions posed by the recent disaster.

Essential Capabilities: None
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS AFAM
Course Format: SeminarGrading Mode: Graded
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a Major Requirement for: None

Last Updated on MAR-29-2024
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