Social and Cultural Analysis (SCA-SHU)

Any writing on Shanghai today seems to run out of superlatives to describe the city’s dazzling transformation, spectacular architecture, and booming economy. But is it really the Global City it strives to be? In this course we will explore this question by looking into the urban development of the city from its status as a relatively unimportant trading town to the world metropolis of today. Besides regular seminar classes, the course involves field trips and guest lectures, and each student has to do their own semester-long research project. Prerequisite: Sophomore Standing. Fulfillment: CORE SSPC/HPC or IPC; GCS China and the World; Humanities Interdisciplinary/Advanced Courses (18-19 Topic); Social Science Focus Self-Designed/Urban Studies - 200 level.