FYS: Beyond Homewood - Baltimore’s Past and Present

3 Credits.

This interdisciplinary FYS explores the history and politics of Baltimore by introducing students to episodes, neighborhoods, and political movements in the city’s history. Students will analyze primary source documents, television and films, fiction, and music about Baltimore. We’ll also take field trips to iconic—and unfamiliar—city locations. We’ll learn about the different methods and questions used by scholars in different disciplines, including history, literature, and popular culture. This course will require students to engage in class discussions. Each student will complete a final project, either individually or in a group, that interprets some aspect of Baltimore’s history and culture.