EXPOS 20.034 - Modern Cities in Crisis

Institution:

Harvard University

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Description:

This course explores the challenges and contradictions of urban life. We examine fictional and non-fictional accounts of ghettos and slums to investigate relationships between class, race, violence, the family, and politics. Our texts include the HBO series The Wire; an ethnography of the drug trade in NYC; and a journalistic account of the Mumbai slums. We explore the arguments these texts make about the problems plaguing cities, and discuss possible solutions.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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