HISTORY *769 / Historical Representations of Cities

3 unit(s)

This course examines the ways in which contemporaries and historians have represented cities. Focusing on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, it will study urban spaces and urban life in different parts of the world, depending on the research interests of the instructor . It will address a number of key topics in urban history, such as public health and disease, urban reform, urban politics and political life, culture, architecture, and commemoration.