The Peopling of Brooklyn | Professor Martha Nadell ~ Macaulay Honors College at Brooklyn College ~ Seminar 4

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ABOUT THIS SITE

If you think you know Brooklyn, think again. Your views, preconceptions & ideas will be challenged by the scholarly explorations of this Brooklyn College course. The Peopling of New York City offered a view into Brooklyn neighborhoods that changed our understandings of each place. Readings, class discussions, and film & web projects helped us understand the historical & sociopolitical contexts of Brooklyn literarature. Take a look around; you might be surprised at what you find!

▸ WHO WE ARE

Clicking on neighborhoods to the left will take you to our documentary projects. Click below to learn about texts & contexts for each neighborhood.

TEXTS: LITERATURE & AUTHORS

▸ BEDFORD-STUYVESANT
▸ CONEY ISLAND
▸ DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN
▸ PARK SLOPE
▸ WILLIAMSBURG

CONTEXTS: KEY TERMS

▸ DEINDUSTRIALIZATION
▸ ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
▸ GENTRIFICATION
▸ LITERARY-CENTER
▸ STEREOTYPES
▸ SUPER-GENTRIFICATION

Professor Martha Nadell
Instructional Technology Fellow
Laurel Mei Turbin

Professor: Martha Nadell
Instructional Technology Fellow:
Laurel Mei Turbin

Special thanks to Manu Sachdeva for critical assistance with web design

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