Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: ANALYZING AND EXPLORNG THE GLOBAL CITY: LONDON-MODERNITY, EMPIRE AND GLOBALIZATION

Department: Policy Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 3

Description: STUDY ABROAD CAPA IN LONDON ONLY. We will examine how the city of London has been transformed by the forces of industrialization, imperialism and globalization and consider the ways in which London and its inhabitants have been shaped by their relationships with the rest of the world. Students will gain insight into London's changing identity as a world city, with a particular emphasis on comparing the city's imperial, post-imperial, and transatlantic connections and the ways in which past and present, local and the Victorian metropolis of the nineteenth century; London as an imperial space; multicultural London; London as a commercial centre global capitalism; future scenarios of urban change. Note: Students taking this course should not take "Understanding Modern Britain" (POST 354) because of similar content. Instructor Permission Required.Equivalency: POST 354. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for POST 359 if student has credit for POST 354.