One of the most pressing problems that is confronting large American and European cities in the beginning of the 21th century is the growth of large urban areas that are considered to be ‘no go areas’. Called ghetto’s in the United States, ‘banlieus’ in France and ‘probleemwijken’ in the Netherlands, these neighbourhoods seem to have a lot in common. Poverty, long time, almost hereditary, joblessness, crime and an ethnic composition that is markedly different from the rest of society. In this course we will try to compare the recent history of these kind of neighbourhoods. We will look specifically at Chicago and the Bijlmer neighbourhood in Amsterdam. In the case of the Bijlmer, a lot of research will have to take place in the Municipal archive of Amsterdam.
Rooster
Semester II, see timetables.
Onderwijsvorm
Research Seminar; attendance is compulsory ( see the rules and regulations of the Department of History, art. 2).
Leerdoelen
Students must learn to conduct research using primary sources and secondary literature. They are expected to formulate, discuss and answer a research question in the form of a structured argument.
Literatuur
Entry test:
Arnold R. Hirsch, ‘Making of the Second Ghetto. Race and Housing in Chicago 1940-1960’. (Chicago and London 1983) Loic Wacquant, ‘Urban Outcasts. A Comparative Sociology of Advanced Marginality” (Cambridge and Walden 2008) Chapter 1, 5, 6 and 7.
At the start of the course each student will have to write a short essay, based on the above mentioned literature.
Toetsing
At the start of the course each student will have to write a short essay, based on the introductory literature. At the end of the course they will have to write a paper of appoximately 7500 words.
Informatie
With tutor: G.C.Quispel@hum.leidenuniv.nl.
Blackboard/webpagina
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Overzicht
During the first part of the course, students will participate in Group discussions. These discussions will be initiated by short presentations of the students about based on relevant recent literature. During the second part of the course each student has to give a lengthy presentation on his or her research subject.
Aanmeldingen Cursussen, Werkgroepen en Tentamens
MA course enrolment forms can be downloaded here.