Courses Urban Studies :: RBST 643
RBST 643
Historical Geographies of New Orleans
Instructor: TBA
3 Credits [E]
This course, which will be conducted in both lecture and seminar format, is to introduce students to analyzing places spatially, using New Orleans in the past, present, and future as a case study. Objectives toward this goal include: to learn the basic concepts of historical geography, geographical analysis, and “reading the landscape”; to become familiar with the basic history and geography of New Orleans, in both fact and perception; and to learn how Katrina transformed the city and what future city may emerge.
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