Cities and Diasporas
Overview
Subject area
URBST
Catalog Number
326
Course Title
Cities and Diasporas
Department(s)
Description
Examination of the historical and contemporary movement of peoples and their relationships to cities and city building. The course introduces students to the key debates in diasporic studies and the study of transnationalism and cosmopolitanism. Material will be drawn from metropolitan New York as well as from diasporic communities in other times and places.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Requirement Designation
FWG - Flexible Core - World Cultures & Global Issues
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3