INTRODUCTION TO URBAN STUDIES
This course is intended to be both an interdisciplinary introduction to the city and to the field of Urban Studies. As an introduction to the city, the course will address a variety of questions: What is a city? How did cities develop? How do cities function socially, politically, and economically? Why do people live in cities? What are some of the major issues facing cities in the early twenty-first century, and how can cities address these issues? As an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Urban Studies, the course will present models of how scholars approach cities from a variety of disciplinary viewpoints, including architecture, planning, law, sociology, history, archaeology, anthropology, political science, public policy, and geography. Students will learn some of the major concepts in the field of Urban Studies, and will study the works of leading scholars in the field. Students in the course will approach cities from a number of disciplines, not only through the reading, but also through assignments that take place in different locations throughout New York City.
- TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Claire D Panetta
Info - 3 points
INTRODUCTION TO GIS METHODS
Prerequisites: Must attend first class for instructor permission. Students create maps using ArcGIS software, analyze the physical and social processes presented in the digital model, and use the data to solve specific spatial analysis problems. Note: this course fulfills the C requirement in Urban Studies.
- TR 10:10 a.m.-11:25 a.m.
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Instructor:
Christian Siener
CULPA: 1 Info - 3 points
INTRO TO URBAN ETHNOGRAPHIES
INTRO/URBAN ETHNOGRAPHIES
What is ethnography and what makes ethnography “urban”? This course explores how social scientists use ethnography to analyze questions and dilemmas often associated with urban settings. We will combine close readings of ethnographies with field-based inquiry, including our own studies of urban public space. Through both our readings and our field exercises, we will focus on the methods at the heart of ethnography: observation and participant-observation.
As we read other scholars’ work, we will ask how the author uses ethnographic tools to explore issues that are suitable for intensive fieldwork. We will assess which kinds of research problems and theoretical perspectives are a good fit with ethnography and the roles that ethnography can play in transdisciplinary research projects. You will apply what you have learned about research to design your own pilot fieldwork. The ethnographies that we read together will examine intersections of housing, race, and class in urban communities. You are welcome to extend this focus to your own fieldwork, but it’s not required to do so. This is a writing-intensive course, and we will devote a considerable portion of class time to workshop your individual projects.
- M 2:10 p.m.-4 p.m.
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Instructor:
Fawziah Qadir
Info - 3 points
Urban Ethnography of/in the Middle East
Urban Ethnography Middle
Course description:
The contemporary Middle East is home to a remarkable diversity of urban landscapes. Cities in this region have been profoundly shaped by both historical forces, such as colonialism and nationalist movements, as well as contemporary ones, such as globalization, migration, and neoliberal restructuring. This course is therefore grounded in an understanding of Middle Eastern cities as both historical formations and dynamic social processes, and it uses an ethnographic lens to introduce students to these urban dynamics. Drawing on written and visual material from anthropology, history, geography, and architecture, students in this class will investigate how these social, political, and economic forces have made–and continue to remake–cities in the Middle East.
- TR 2:40 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Claire D Panetta
Info - 3 points
INTRODUCTION URBAN SOCIOLOGY
Prerequisites: Students must attend first class. Examines the diverse ways in which sociology has defined and studied cities, focusing on the people who live and work in the city, and the transformations U.S. cities are undergoing today. Sociological methods, including ethnography, survey research, quantitative studies, and participant observation will provide perspectives on key urban questions such as street life, race, immigration, globalization, conflict, and redevelopment.
- TR 11:40 a.m.-12:55 p.m.
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Instructor:
Aaron Passell
CULPA: 8
h-index: 3
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JUNIOR SEMINAR IN URBAN STUDIES
Prerequisites: Non-majors admitted by permission of instructor. Students must attend first class. Enrollment limited to 16 students per section. Evaluation of current political, economic, social, cultural and physical forces that are shaping urban areas.
- T 12:10 p.m.-2 p.m.
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Instructor:
Christian Siener
CULPA: 1 Info - 4 points
Crisis Management & Municipal Government
Crisis Mgmt & Municip Gov
This 1 credit course is an introduction to the challenges of managing crises, especially public health emergencies, in local government. We will focus on the first 18 months of the Covid-19 pandemic as it played out in New York City, but we will also review case studies from other disasters and public health emergencies: a Covid antecedent in the SARS crisis in Toronto; the Katrina event revealing both debilitating inequities and lack of preparation in New Orleans; the lockdowns and fears emanating from the Ebola crisis. This course will be instructed by a former government official and feature experts and practitioners from government and advocacy organizations.
- T 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Emma Wolfe
Info - 1 points
THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Prerequisites: Senior standing. Year-long course; participation is for two consecutive terms. No new students admitted for spring. Emphasizes the study of the built environment of cities and suburbs, and the related debates. Readings, class presentations, and written work culminate in major individual projects, under the supervision of faculty trained in architecture, urban design, or urban planning.
- W 4:10 p.m.-6 p.m.
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Instructor:
Aaron Passell
CULPA: 8
h-index: 3
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Instructor:
Claire D Panetta
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Instructor:
Christian Siener
CULPA: 1 Info - 4 points
INDEPENDENT STUDY
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Instructor:
Aaron Passell
CULPA: 8
h-index: 3
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Instructor:
Claire D Panetta
Info - 1-4 points