Junior Tutorial: Community in Urban Context

Harvard FAS

The notion of ‘community’ has long been central to the sociological study of cities and life within them. This course will familiarize students with what sociologists have written about the contours of urban community: what defines it, how it forms and persists, the functions it serves, and when it backfires. Through a mix of foundational and contemporary texts, the course will consider a number of the substantive issues that have historically shaped—and threatened—urban community, from…