CIS 587K Workshop/Social Science Education/Cultural Studies/ Chicago's Downtown Lakefront as s Public Place

This workshop is offered as part of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Landmarks of American History grant. This workshop examines Chicago's downtown lakefront as a public place over time and space. Combining formal presentation and field trips, it explores how and why the downtown lakefront developed as it did over the last 160 years. The focus is on the interplay between politics, economics, and changing ideas on the purpose and uses of public place. This workshop is open exclusively to participants in the NEH grant. Prerequisite(s): Participant in NEH Landmarks of American History workshop, Chicago's Downtown Lakefront as a Public Place. 3 semester hours

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