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Urban Psychology, Geography, Public Space |
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Week 1 |
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26 August |
Introduction, Mental maps of hometowns |
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28 August |
Small town v. City |
Kelly, pp. 1-8 and 12-14; John Cougar Mellencamp v. Bruce Springsteen |
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Week 2 |
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31 August |
Suburbs |
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2 September |
Bohemia |
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4 September |
Paper 1 introduction; iPads |
Summary due | |
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Week 3 |
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7 September |
Land use assessment |
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9 September |
Gridiron v. radio-centric |
Walk the original city; Kelly, pp. 8-12; |
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11 September |
Paramedic method; Charleston districts |
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Paper 1 due |
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Week 4 |
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14 September |
Comprehensive Land |
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16 September |
Eminent domain & Zoning; |
Kelo v. New London (scroll down to “Justice Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court,” |
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18 September |
Ashley River Bike Lane |
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19 September |
Field trip: Charlestowne Landing |
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Race & Class |
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Week 5 |
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21 September |
Responsibilities of the citizen |
Kelly, “Letter from Birmingham Jail” |
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23 September |
Dissimilarity index; interest groups |
Racial map |
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25 September |
Class in Charleston |
Social Explorer |
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Housing |
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Week 6 |
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28 September |
Section 8 |
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30 September |
Refutations due | ||
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2 October |
TBA |
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Education |
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Week 7 |
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5 October |
“Last Years of the Grice Regime” |
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7 October |
Methods of funding |
“Segregation in Charleston” and “De |
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9 October |
School Choice |
P&C “Left Behind” series (read all 5 chapters) |
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Police & Criminal Justice |
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Week 8 |
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12 October |
Criminalization |
Paper 2 due | |
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14 October |
Racial Profiling |
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16 October |
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Voting |
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Week 9 |
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19 October |
FALL BREAK |
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21 October |
Visit Calhoun monument |
Confederate Monuments | |
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23 October |
Find your own monument; take pictures and notes | ||
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Public Monuments |
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Week 10 |
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26 October |
Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
Homework due | |
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28 October |
Posner, Frank v. Walker, (no need to read the highlighted parts) |
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30 October |
TBA |
Freedom Summer | |
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Research Paper |
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Week 11 |
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2 November |
Introduction |
Op-Ed due |
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4 November |
Annotated bibliographies |
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6 November |
Library orientation |
Annotated bibliography due |
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Week 12 |
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9 November |
Presentations |
Proposals due |
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11 November |
Presentations |
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13 November |
Presentations |
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Week 13 |
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16 November |
Workshop |
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18 November |
Workshop |
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20 November |
Workshop |
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Week 14 |
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23 November |
Research essay due |
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25 November |
THANKSGIVING |
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27 November |
THANKSGIVING |
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Week 15 |
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30 November |
Professional essay |
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2 December |
Professional essay |
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4 December |
Professional essay |
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