Course: DCDL 510. History of Diverse Urban Communities (3)
In this course, students will be introduced to an interdisciplinary and comparative approach to understanding how structural factors have shaped the experiences of various racial and ethnic groups in urban America. The course is organized thematically according to several historiographical debates central to the study of urban history, including race, immigration, and spatial segregation; religion and struggles for urban justice; resilience in the face of disaster; and urban revolutions. Rather than mastering the particularities of any individual community, students will leave the class equipped with the tools to research the history of the communities they will serve as future leaders.