SOCI 241 - American Urbanism

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, CD

Explore a century of American hopes and fears about cities through the archetypes of Chicago and Los Angeles. Learn to see cities as built environments, ways of life, sources of community, and political economies. These paradigms ground our discussions of forces that shape cities and define American culture, including: race and residential segregation, technology, suburbanization, immigration, and gentrification. Central to this course are documentary films, field trips and curiosity about the cities you know.

Enrollment Limit: 35
Instructor: G. Mattson

Prerequisites & Notes: One course in sociology.
This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Environmental Studies; Comparative American Studies