HISTORY 139 - City Cultures

Institution:

Bard College

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Description:

Examining the built environment of cities is a powerful method for uncovering the social and cultural dynamics that shaped the past of urban populations. This course looks comparatively at five cities in the United States andWestern and Eastern Europe, considering a variety of physical structures and spaces from the preindustrial, industrial, and postindustrial eras. Students examine features of the urban landscape, including parks, tenements, cafés, skyscrapers, street corners, world's fairs, freeways, museums, courtyards, and even sewers. They "read" these sitesfor what they reveal about urban life across time, including such issues as economic changes, technological innovation, new forms of leisure, changing relationships to the environment, the development of working class culture, and the imposition of political hegemony. Cities to be studied include Paris, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and Vilna.

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4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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