Sometimes observing human behavior can give you all the information you need, more even than if you asked them yourself. (Photo by Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman)
ANTH 3135 American Urban Experience: Anthropological Perspectives (Paterline): Week 2
Week 2 covers:
Topic: What does it mean to be urban?
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IMPORTANT NOTE: To be successful in the course you must do all the assigned readings on time. You should have completed readings before class. If you have any problems accessing an article, you must contact the professor immediately.
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Readings
- Urbanism as a Way of LifeWirth, Louis. "Urbanism as a Way of Life." American Journal of Sociology 44, no. 1 (1938): 1-24. doi:10.1086/217913.
- Urban Danger: Life in a Neighborhood of Strangers.Merry, Sally. "Urban Danger: Life in a Neighborhood of Strangers." In Urban Life: Readings in the Anthropology of the City, 115-26. 4th ed. Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, 2002.
Media
Class
2. Urban life and urban danger
Assignment
Discussion Board #1 Urban Life Blackboard
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