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AMERICAN STUDIES

AMST-140
Washington, D.C.: Life Inside a Monument (3)

Course Level: Undergraduate

Explores the unique nature of Washington as an international city, national capital, black-American cultural center, and home for its varied residents. Discussions include tensions between federal presence and local democracy, tourism, political and cultural activities, migration and immigration, geography, and the cityscape and neighborhood life. Usually offered every spring and summer.

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