Duke in New York: New York, New York

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New York City is an idea as much as a real place. New York is always on the go. In this course, we focus on the people, places, and institutions that make and remake New York. We traverse each of New York's five boroughs, paying attention to the movements of people, culture, and food within them as well as attend to the social dynamics of geography and gentrification. Paralleling the evolution of the city's neighborhoods and ethnic enclaves is the establishment of its globally-known institutions. Experiencing the interplay of individuals and institutions allows us to examine life in the city through the lens of what geographer Ruth Wilson Gilmore terms an 'infrastructure of feeling.'