History of the City in Latin America

HIST CITY LATIN AMERICA

This course covers the historical development of cities in Latin America. Readings, lectures, and discussion sections will examine the concentration of people in commercial and political centers from the beginnings of European colonization in the fifteenth century to the present day and will introduce contrasting approaches to the study of urban culture, politics, society, and the built environment. Central themes include the reciprocal relationships between growing urban areas and the countryside; changing power dynamics in modern Latin America, especially as they impacted the lives of cities’ nonelite majority populations; the legalities and politics of urban space; planned versus unplanned cities and the rise of informal economies; the way changing legal and political rights regimes have affected urban life; and the constant tension between tradition and progress through which urban society was formed. There are no prerequisites for this course. Attendance at weekly Discussion Sections required.

• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Amy E Chazkel
  CULPA: 1 Info
• 4 points

DISC - History of the City in Latin Amer

DISC-HIST CITY LAT AMERIC

REQUIRED DISCUSSION SECTION for HIST UN 1786 History of the City in Latin America. Students must first register for HIST UN 1786.

• 0 points

GENDER & SEXUALITY IN AFRICA

Required discussion for HSWM UN2761 lecture "Gender & Sexuality in Africa"

• TR 8:40 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
• Instructor: Rhiannon Stephens
  CULPA: 2 Info
• 4 points

GENDER & SEXUALITY IN AFRICA-DISC

• R 4:10 p.m.-5 p.m.
• R 5:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
• F 9:10 a.m.-10 a.m.
• F 10:10 a.m.-11 a.m.
• F 12:10 p.m.-1 p.m.
• F 11:10 a.m.-noon
• 0 points

HISTORY OF SOUTH ASIA I

This survey lecture course will provide students with a broad overview of the history of South Asia as a region - focusing on key political, cultural and social developments over more than two millennia. The readings include both primary sources (in translation) and secondary works. Our key concerns will be the political, cultural and theological encounters of varied communities, the growth of cities and urban spaces, networks of trade and migrations and the development of both local and cosmopolitan cultures across Southern Asia. The survey will begin with early dynasties of the classical period and then turn to the subsequent formation of various Perso-Turkic polities, including the development and growth of hybrid political cultures such as those of Vijayanagar and the Mughals. The course also touches on Indic spiritual and literary traditions such as Sufi and Bhakti movements. Near the end of our course, we will look forward towards the establishment of European trading companies and accompanying colonial powers.

• MW 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
• Instructor: Manan Ahmed
  CULPA: 6 Wikipedia h-index: 6 Info
• 4 points

HIST OF SOUTH ASIA I-DISC

MANDATORY Discussion Section for HSME 2811 South Asia: Empire and Aftermath. Students must also be registered for HSME 2811.

• 0 points

IMMIGRANT NEW YORK

For centuries, New York City has served as a primary gateway city for immigrants to the United States.  In the early twentieth century, according to the 1910 Census, New York City’s population was roughly 40% foreign-born.  The problems these immigrants presented to government officials, doctors, religious leaders, industrialists, the police, and educators in New York City transformed not only the local debate on immigration but the national discussion of “Americanization” as well.  According to the most recent census, approximately 40% of the city's population is foreign-born.  Like their predecessors at the turn of the twentieth century, contemporary immigrants, arriving from the Caribbean, Africa, Central America, Asia, and Europe, have posed serious challenges to the civic, educational, and political institutions of New York City.  How are these foreign-born residents reshaping the city today?  This seminar explores the intersection of immigration, race, culture, and politics in New York City, both from the perspective of history and in relation to contemporary realities as it explores the forces shaping the century-old encounter between immigrants and New York City.

• M 10:10 a.m.-noon
• Instructor: Rebecca Kobrin
  CULPA: 7 Info
• 4 points

HIST-AMER CAPITALISM SNC 1760

• M 6:10 p.m.-8 p.m.
• Instructor: Richard John
  CULPA: 5 Info
• 4 points