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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2016
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POST 359 001 (CRN: 21131)
EXPLORING THE GLOBAL CITY
Long Title: ANALYZING AND EXPLORNG THE GLOBAL CITY: LONDON-MODERNITY, EMPIRE AND GLOBALIZATION
Department: Policy Studies
Instructor: Fleisher, Jeffrey
Meeting: (11-JAN-2016 - 22-APR-2016)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Section Max Enrollment: 0 (permission required) Instructor Permission Required
Section Enrolled: 11
Enrollment data as of: 29-APR-2024 11:30AM
Final Exam: Final Exam Unknown
Final Exam Time:
4-MAY-2016
7:00PM - 10:00PM W
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. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for POST 359 if student has credit for POST 354.