Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 21H.221 (Fall 2006) 
• Course Title:
• The Places of Migration in United States History 
• Course Level:
• Undergraduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• History 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. Christopher Capozzola 
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  21H.221 The Places of Migration in United States History
  
  
  
  

  Fall 2006

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  This course features lecture notes and an extensive list of readings. This course also features archived syllabi from various semesters.

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  This course examines the history of the United States as a "nation of immigrants" within a broader global context. It considers migration from the mid-19th century to the present through case studies of such places as New York's Lower East Side, South Texas, Florida, and San Francisco's Chinatown. It also examines the role of memory, media, and popular culture in shaping ideas about migration. The course includes optional field trip to New York City.