79-711 Transnational Spatial Confinement and Resistance
12 units, Carnegie Mellon University
"Transnational Spatial Confinement and Resistance," will be closely linked to the four case studies of the Sawyer Seminar, see: http://www.history.cmu.edu/sawyerseminar/index.html The concept of the "ghetto," or of the enforced spatial segregation of part of an urban or national population has persisted for almost a millennium. Beginning in the early 16th century as part of the segregation of Jews in early modern European cities, ghettoization was also used by colonial powers in Africa, by the Nazi occupational regime in Europe and the former Soviet Union, and by powerful banking, municipal, and state elites in the United States. The concept and practice differed according to context but survived great transformations in economy, government, and nation. Few modes of control have been applied to so many different purposes and groups. The aim of this course is to explore the remarkable tenacity of the ?ghetto,? its uses for those in power, the lived experience of those locked within its physical and economic confines, the unique cultures it created, and the resistance it spawned. Participation in the Sawyer Seminar is not required for students in the course.
Prerequisites: none listed
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