URBS V3820y - Suburbs:Race,Class,Conflict

Institution:

Barnard College

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Description:

Half of the US, including 30 percent of African Americans, live in the suburbs. This seminar will consider the suburbs as diverse sites of race, class, and gender conflicts, with particular attention to the experiences of African American middle class suburbanites, as well as Asian and Latino immigrants, and the recent growth of suburban poverty. How are class-and race-based conflicts reshaped by the suburban landscape How are ethnic cultural identities reformed by the suburban experience - G. Smithsimon Not offered in 2009-2010. 4 points

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.barnard.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 854-5262

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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