World Cities
HAA 12
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Course Information
Description
This lecture course introduces students to the humanistic study of cities and their histories. Special emphasis will be placed upon the historical, cultural, and environmental conditions that have shaped the emergence and development of cities in different parts of the world, as well as the variety of concepts and approaches that can be applied to the study of urbanism. Each week a different city will offer a case study through which the class will study a particular urban history and set of methods for the examination of a city. Themes will include the environment, city form, temporality, the holy city, warfare, political theater, the countryside, architecture, the skyline, transportation, visual media and representations of the city, landscape, immigration, soundscapes, archaeology, disaster, “the digital city,” and beyond.
Class Notes
Discussion section times will be determined after registration to accommodate students' schedules.
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
NOTE: This course requires additional sections; you will be prompted to choose secondary components during the Add to Cart process
