ARTH 375 - Cities in the Modern Middle East

Credits: (3)
Domain (Anchored): ALV
Additional Domain (if applicable): CSI
An exploration of critical events and urban planning schemes that have shaped cities in the Middle East and North Africa since the 1850s. Representative cities analyzed in relation to imperial modernization, European colonialism, nation building, Cold War exchange, the oil industry, civil war and conflict, and neoliberal policies. Particular attention placed on urban life and lived experience.