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Course Description
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Course Name
Gentrification: Urban and Social Inequality
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Host University
Florence University of the Arts - The American University of Florence
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Location
Florence, Italy
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Area of Study
Anthropology, History
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Prerequisites
Successful completion of an introductory course in social sciences, urban studies, political sciences, or equivalent.
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Recommended U.S. Semester Credits3
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units4
Hours & Credits
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Overview
This course delves deeper into the phenomenon of gentrification, exploring its history, dynamics, causes, and effect. The complex notion of gentrification will be defined with relations to the politics of housing, social justice, and urban developments. The notion will be framed with references to different periods and geographical contexts. Gentrification will be assessed through a variety of social, political, and economic factors such as race, ethnicity, poverty, aesthetics, rurality, organized crime, commodification, Disneyfication, and museumification. In the second half of the course, emphasis will be placed on the gentrifying spaces in Italy, and Florence in particular, and students will be guided to conduct field research to further examine the impacts that gentrification has on urban and social inequalities.
Course Disclaimer
Courses and course hours of instruction are subject to change.
Eligibility for courses may be subject to a placement exam and/or pre-requisites.
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