Week 1: Jan. 30 and Feb. 1
January 30—Course Introduction
February 1— Background: Immigration
- Nancy Foner, From Ellis Island to JFK – New York’s Two Great Waves of Immigration, Chapter 1
Week 2: Feb. 6 and 8
February 6— Research orientation, with Prof. Stephen Francoeur, Library Room 135 (ground floor, near the ID center)
February 8—Tech orientation with ITF Jill Belli (in our classroom). Bring laptops.
Week 3: Feb. 13 and 15
February 13—NO CLASS TODAY
February 15—Background: Migration
- George Chauncey, Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940, Chapter 9, “Building Gay Neighborhood Enclaves: The Village and Harlem”
- Langston Hughes, “When the Negro Was in Vogue” (1940)
Week 4: Feb. 21 and 22
February 21 (TUESDAY)—Writing workshop
February 22— Background: The Depression in New York City
Week 5: Feb. 27 and 29
February 27—Background: The New Deal
- Wayne Parrish, reports to Harry Hopkins of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration on the situation in New York, 1934
- Alain Locke, “Harlem: Dark Weather-Vane,” Survey Graphic (1936)
February 29—Walking Tour: Mixed Use City (dependent on weather)
Week 6: March 5 and 7
March 5— CLASS PROJECT DISCUSSION/VOTE
- For today’s class, read the top five proposals (to be posted by Friday at 5 PM).
March 7—NO CLASS TODAY
Week 7: March 12 and 14
March 12—Class project strategy session
March 14—The Built Environment
Week 8: March 19 and 21
March 19—Walking tour: Built Environment/International Style
March 21— Background: Race in Postwar New York
- Joshua M. Zeitz, White Ethnic New York, Chapter 1, “Communities”
- Martha Biondi, “How New York Changes the Story of the Civil Rights Movement,” Afro-Americans in New York Life and History, July 2007.
Week 9: March 26 and 28
March 26—Background: The Tumultuous Sixties
- Joshua Freeman, Working Class New York, Chapter 11, “Freedom Now”
- James Baldwin, Notes of a Native Son, “The Harlem Ghetto”
March 28—NEW: Class project work day
Week 10: April 2 and 4
April 2—Background: Fiscal Crisis
April 4—NEW: Oral presentations, groups 1, 2, and 3
Week 11: Spring Break
Week 12: April 16 and 18
April 16—Oral Presentations, Groups 4-7
April 18—Class project work day
Week 13: April 23 and 25
April 23—Background: Post-1965 Immigration and the Postindustrial City
- Helen Zia, Asian American Dreams, Chapter 4, “To Market, To Market, New York Style”
- Peter Kwong, The New Chinatown, Chapter 4, “A Model Minority Community?”
April 25—Class project work day
Week 14: April 30 and May 2
April 30—Walking tour: Immigration, Old and New
May 2—Class project work day
Week 15: May 7 and 9
May 7—Flex day: guest speaker or walking tour
May 9—Class project work day
Week 16: May 16
May 14—Conclusion
Take-home exam due by email at 5:30 PM on Wednesday, May 23
