Crisis and renewal in the American city

This graduate-level course is structured as an intensive reading seminar where we will collectively examine significant academic texts on the 'great American city', looking at themes of race, place, class, crisis, and renewal that have attended urbanism, primarily focused on the US. Readings will examine cities that include Detroit, Oakland, Chicago, and Baltimore. Themes include urban de-industrialization and renewal, disinvestment, the politics of activism and power, public housing, and environmental toxicity.