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Outline Of “Teaching Against Culturalist Essentialism” by Judith Goode

Many people today correlate culture with race or other binding aspects of human nature. Judith Goode explains the importance of teaching cultural diversity so as to counteract these ideas. It is important for people to understand what culture is, how … Continue reading

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Walk in Greenwich Village

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Pictures of Greenwich Village

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Pictures of Morningside Heights

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Pictures of Greenpoint/Williamsburg

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Class in the Village

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March 11, 2012: Tour of Greenpoint

     

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Introduction to Norman Street Response

The new introduction to Norman Street by Ida Susser revisits the gentrification of Greenpoint-Williamsburg over the last thirty years and it development after the first published version of the ethnography. Following the fiscal crisis of 1975 the area was filled … Continue reading

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Norman Street-New Introduction

This new introduction to Norman Street focuses on the many changes Greenpoint-Williamsburg has seen since the book was originally written. One the most important causes for change has been the gentrification of this area. The Greenpoint-Williamsburg area became more popular … Continue reading

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Introduction to Norman Street Revisited

Although I had never been to Greenpoint-Williamsburg prior to our brief tour around the area, I feel that what I did encounter during our walk emphasized many of the key ideas that Susser explains in this new introduction. After the … Continue reading

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