COURSE SCHEDULE
Please complete readings for the date they are assigned.
8/28: First Class—Introductions, Syllabus Review
- review the syllabus and assignments and email me if you have any questions
9/4: Indigenous Mannahatta and Dutch New Amsterdam
- read the material in the folders marked “Indigenous Mannahatta” and “Dutch New Amsterdam” on Blackboard
- note there are two response possibilities here; I’d recommend choosing 1.
- site review option: Port City at the Museum of the City of New York (due 9/18)
9/11: British New York–no class
- **Note** we don’t have class today but you should still do the reading and you have the option to write a response
- site review option: Port City at the Museum of the City of New York or The Luce Center at The New York Historical Society or African Burial Ground (due 9/25)
9/18: Early Republic
- **Note** we don’t have class again but you should still do the reading and you have the option to write a response.
- site review option: Port City at the Museum of the City of New York or The Luce Center at the New York Historical Society or Federal Hall (due 10/3)
9/25: Immigration and Freedom in New York
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- read the material in the folder marked “Immigration Freedom in New York.” You have the option to write a response
- site review option: Nativism section in Activist New York at the Museum of the City of New York or The Irish Hunger Memorial (due 10/10)
- Final Project Topic Choice due via Blackboard by 10 p.m. on 9/24
10/2: The Civil War and the Draft Riots
–Movie Review Option: Gangs of New York (review due 10/16)
- read the material in the folder marked “The Civil War and the Draft Riots.” You have the option to write a response
- site review option: Civil War section in Activist New York at the Museum of the City of New York (due 10/16)
10/9: The Gilded Age in New York
–Movie Review Option: The Age of Innocence (review due 10/23 )
- Read the material in the folder marked “The Gilded Age in New York.” You have the option to write a response.
- site visit option: Port City at the Museum of the City of New York (due 10/23)
10/16: The Progressive Era
—Movie Review Option: Ragtime (review due 10/30)
- Read the material in the folder marked “The Progressive Era.” You have the option to write a response.
- site visit option: World City at the Museum of the City of New York (due 10/30)
10/23: The Roaring Twenties
–Movie Review Option: The Crowd (review due 11/6)
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- Read the material in the folder marked “The Roaring Twenties.” You have the option to write a response.
- site visit option: World City at the Museum of the City of New York (due 11/6)
- Annotated Bibliography is due via Blackboard by 10 p.m. on 10/22
10/30: The Great Depression and the New Deal
—Movie Review Option: Brighton Beach Memoirs (review due 11/13)
- Read the material in the folder marked “The Great Depression and the New Deal.” You have the option to write a response.
- site visit option: World City at the Museum of the City of New York (due 11/13)
11/6: Postwar New York
—Movie Review Option: West Side Story (due 11/20)
- Read the material in the folder marked “Postwar New York.” You have the option to write a response.
- site visit option: World City at the Museum of the City of New York (due 11/20)
11/13: The 1960s
—Movie Review Option: The Cool World (due 11/27)
- Read the material in the folder marked “The 1960s.” You have the option to write a response.
- site visit option: 1960s protest sections in Activist New York at the Museum of the City of New York (due 11/27)
11/20: The Fiscal Crisis and the 1970s
—Movie Review Option: Crooklyn (due 12/4)
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- Read the material in the folder marked “The Fiscal Crisis and the 1970s.” You have the option to write a response.
- site visit option: World City or South Bronx/Young Lords Section in Activist New York at the Museum of the City of New York (due 12/4)
- Progress Report due via Blackboard by 10 p.m. on 11/19
11/27: The 1980s
—movie review option: Downtown 81 (review due by 12/11)
- Read the material in the folder marked “The 1980s.” You have the option to write a response.
- site visit option: World City at the Museum of the City of New York (due 12/11)
12/4: The 1990s and the Giuliani Administration
—Movie review option: Kids (review due by 12/14)
- Read the material in the folder marked “The 1990s and the Giuliani Administration.” You have the option to write a response.
12/11: Post-9/11 and Bloomberg-Now
—movie review option: Man Push Cart (review due 12/14)
- Read the material in the folder marked “Post-9/11 and Bloomberg-Now.” You have the option to write a response.