Spring 2017  |  GEOG 3371W Section 001: Cities, Citizens, and Communities (50378)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/17/2017 - 05/05/2017
Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Hanson Hall 1-106
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Introduction to cities and suburbs as unique crossroads of cultural, social, and political processes. Competing/conflicting visions of city life, cultural diversity, and justice. Focuses on the American city.
Class Description:
This course is about how the diversity of urban experience in the U.S. is structured by relations of class, race/ethnicity, gender, and sexuality. We will look at why the city--why urbanization as a distinctive process--shapes these social structures in particular ways. Especially important is the city as a crucial locus for capitalism as a dominant value system that is inscribed on the built landscape and that relies upon and fosters social differences. Through discussion, lecture, case study readings, and writing projects we will try to come to a more layered understanding of what makes the American city tick.
Grading:
33% Short writing assignments and Midterm essay
33% Take-home final essay
33% Research Paper
Exam Format:
Take-home essays.
Class Format:
50% Lecture
5% Film/Video
25% Discussion
20% Small Group Activities
Extra Credit: There will be opportunities for student presentations of research.
Workload:
50 Pages Reading Per Week
1 research paper, 2 take-home essay exams, 3 miscellaneous short writing assignments (total 25 pages)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/50378/1173
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
4 November 2016

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