SPAN 3990
Urban Exp & City Construction · 3 credits · Spring 2027
Requirements
SPAN. 2010 IS REQUIRED TO TAKE THIS COURSE
About this course
3 hours; 3 creditsExamination of the project of modernity through the renewal of urban experience, viewed in a transatlantic context. Exploration of the connections between urbanization, identities, and social life at the end of the Spanish Empire and the birth of the young American republics. Focus on four case studies: Buenos Aires, the new ?Southern European? polis; Madrid, the capital of the old empire; Barcelona, the Mediterranean alternative to the court, and New York, the epitome of alterity. Qualifies as a LOTE (Language Other Than English) course for Pathways College Option purposes.Prerequisite: Spanish *2010 [4] or permission of the chairperson.
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