Politics 252 - Urban Politics
Urban Politics
Fall
2023
01
4.00
Preston Smith II
TTH 03:15PM-04:30PM
Mount Holyoke College
121570
Skinner Hall 212
psmith@mtholyoke.edu
This course draws on both historical and contemporary sources to address critical issues and problems facing cities. Topics are organized around the following questions: How have cities come to take their shape and character over time? How are economic and social inequalities mapped onto the urban landscape? How are differences of race, class, and gender negotiated through urban institutions and community struggles?
Course limited to sophomores, juniors and seniors