This week we will discuss last week’s assigned readings on Robert Moses. I will also get you set up in your research teams so you can begin to work on the project.
For Thursday’s class, please review the assigned readings on “The Corporate City” that focus on Robert Moses and which were assigned for last Thursday. Please also think about the following five questions:
- How did Title I, a program designed to benefit low-income people, come to benefit middle-class whites? What does this example teach you about the complexities of policy making?
- What do you think of the public-private partnerships that Moses came to rely on?
- What do you make of the discussion of Moses and race in the readings?
- What was Moses’s vision of the city? What do you think of this vision? Why?
- According to Moses, who should have the power to shape the city? Do you agree or disagree with him? Why?
On Feb. 23 we will discuss the readings on “The Urban Village” that were originally assigned for Feb. 16th. Groups A, B, and C will submit a 3-page critical review of the readings we will discuss this week and next week.
On March 2, we will discuss the readings on “The Neoliberal City” that were originally assigned for Feb. 23rd. Groups D and E will submit a 3-page critical review of the assigned readings.
