URB 350 - The Contested Space of Downtown Los Angeles

Institution:

Antioch University-Los Angeles

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Description:

A vibrant center of activity in the 1920s to skid row in the 1980s and now a gentrifying area of the 2000s, the forgotten eastern side of Downtown Los Angeles is rapidly transforming. As developers and professionals move into the area, what is happening to the pre-existing and adjacent communities This oneday class explores how redevelopment affects communities differently through race and class, as well as the role of globalization, gentrification and the community's response to the "progress" of redevelopment. Students go on a butour of Downtown LA and the Figueroa Corridor including site visits to community-based organizations. No grade equivalents allowed. SOCIAL SCIENCE DOMAIN

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.antiochla.edu

Phone Number:

(310) 578-1080

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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