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Field Trip in Geography Home Requirements Calendar Readings Assignments Participation Research Project |
January 23 Introduction and Course Expectations Read "Super-gentrification: The Case of Brooklyn Heights, New York City." |
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January 30 Literature Search Due Discuss "Super-gentrification: The Case of Brooklyn Heights, New York City." |
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February 6 Research Ideas Due - Peer Review Read "Green Manhattan" - Write article critique for next week |
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February 13 Project Topic Due Discuss "Green Manhattan" - Peer Review Read "Constructing Race and Civility in Urban America." Watch "Do the Right Thing," by Spike Lee before next week. |
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February 20 Thesis Statement or Question, Data Needed, and Potential Methods Due Discuss "The Right to Stay Put, Revisited: Gentrification and Resistance to Displacement in New York City." |
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February 27 Turn in your peer reviews of "Green Manhattan" Discuss "Constructing Race and Civility in Urban America" and "Do the Right Thing." |
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March 5 Bring 2 copies of Compare/Contrast of "Constructing Race and Civility in Urban America" and "Do the Right Thing" for peer review Read and be prepared to discuss "The Changing Nature of Adult Entertainment Districts: Between a Rock and a Hard Place or Going from Strength to Strength?" and "42nd Street: At the Crossroads" - Come prepared with two open-ended questions regarding the readings. Discuss annotated bibliography assignment - Due March 12. |
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March 12 Annotated Bibliographies due Trip logistics and expectations |
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March 13 8:30am - Leave for airport Flight and Hotel info Trip Check List Additional Fees March 14 Urban Scavenger Hunt Chinatown for Dinner March 15 Meet at Columbia University Death March down Broadway Project Research March 16 Ellis Island (early AM) Project Research March 17 High Commissioner for Refugees at UN (GIS tour) Museums Project Research March 18 Project Research March 19 Project Research La Traviata - 7:30pm Lincoln Center March 20 11:00am - Leave for Airport |
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March 26 Critique and Discussion of Research Topics, Methods, Data, and Annotated Bibliographies |
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April 2 Research Project Outline Due Turn in re-write of "Green Manhattan" with peer and instructor edited copies |
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April 9 No Class Book Critique Due Turn in re-write of "Race and Civility and Do the Right Thing" along with peer and instructor edited copies |
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April 16 No Class First Draft of Paper Due - No class |
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April 23 Final Presentations 9:00 Michael Henry 9:25 Chris Schneider |
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April 30 Final Presentations 9:00 Jeff Hintz 9:25 Ka Yang |
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May 7 Final Presentations 9:00 Adam Shebelski 9:25 Justin Van Beek |
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May 14 - Final Exam Time 8-10:00am Final Presentations 8:00 Joel Bruce 8:25 Tricia Keim 8:50 John Decker 9:15 Jason Boudreau 9:40 Robin Kobs |
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May 16 - Friday Final Papers Due before 5:00pm |
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