Urban Imaginaries In Asia

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The course introduces students to competing imaginations of Asian cities and the socio-economic processes that have shaped urban space in the region from the 18th century until the turn of the 21st century. In this course, we will study some of the important cities in the region such as Bombay (Mumbai), Jakarta, Delhi, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Dubai. We will focus on themes like the changing political economy of these cities, its lived and everyday experiences, and the visual and textual representations of urban space. College of Arts and Sciences History