Session 1 – The City

(1) E.B. White’s classic essay in The New Yorker magazine, “Here Is New York”:

  http://engl379-oconnell.wikispaces.umb.edu/file/view/White+on+NYC.pdf

(2) A nice piece on how various Manhattan neighborhoods got their names:

http://mentalfloss.com/article/12705/how-neighborhoods-manhattan-got-their-names?utm_source=Lost+%26+Found%2C+Backcare%2C+Chrissy+Carter%2C+Costa+Rica%2C+Inspiration+2-5-14&utm_campaign=Lost+%26+Found%2C+Backcare%2C+Chrissy+Carter%2C+Costa+Rica%2C+Inspiration+2-5-14&utm_medium=email

(3) An hour-long video on William H. Whyte’s classic study, “The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces.” This is a must-watch:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6FABVlKNnLDVVNFOXpySUhTa3M/view?ts=56a9198f