Race, Region, and the American City

3 credits

This course examines how race and place have shaped urban life across the United States. Drawing on perspectives from sociology, geography, history, and public health, the course explores how housing, segregation, migration, environmental inequality, health, and urban policy vary across regions while producing distinct experiences of belonging and exclusion. Students will compare cities in the Northeast, South, Midwest, and West to understand how regional histories of race continue to influence neighborhoods, institutions, and everyday life. Through case studies and interdisciplinary scholarship, students will critically analyze the relationship between race, space, inequality, and the changing American city.