13315
Seminar
Looking through the City: Global Urban Histories in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Michael Goebel
Comments
Looking at history through the city reveals the nuances and absences left out of established historical narratives. The aim of this seminar is to rethink these narratives, as well as other concepts and chronologies by approaching life in cities across the globe. What can we learn about transnational networks of anticolonial resistance in global hubs? What does residential segregation reveal about migration patterns and class? How does urban space play a role in negotiating political futures? What kind of archives and research methodologies help unravel the layers of urban history? During this block seminar, students will be expected to actively engage by reading and discussing assigned texts, as well as by carrying out assignments and participating in planned excursions or other activities. The aim of this course is to assemble a toolbox for utilizing urban history as a framework for writing wider, more critical histories across geographies and time periods. Sessions will be supported throughout the semester by doctoral candidates. close
10 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Thu, 2025-10-16 10:00 - 12:00
Thu, 2025-10-23 10:00 - 12:00
Thu, 2025-10-30 10:00 - 12:00
Thu, 2025-11-06 10:00 - 12:00
Thu, 2025-11-13 10:00 - 12:00
Thu, 2026-01-29 10:00 - 14:00
Sat, 2026-01-31 10:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2026-02-05 10:00 - 14:00
Fri, 2026-02-06 10:00 - 14:00
Thu, 2026-02-12 10:00 - 14:00