IPLS 402-0
( Core Course ) Seminar in Liberal Studies II: Chicago Neighborhoods and Ethnic Communities
Chicago is known both as a city of neighborhoods and as a city made up of multiple ethnic groups. This course explores both, and especially their intersection in local ethnic communities. It will look at the historical waves of immigration that built the city and compare that to current ethnic groups and the construction of today's local urban communities. We will explore issues of identity, inequality, and political economy surrounding ethnicity. Finally, we will locate these issues in the context of Chicago as a global city. Counts toward the American Studies and History specializations.
