HIST4440 · History
Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences
Fulfills the US History requirement for History Majors. In the United States today, there is widespread consensus that decent housing should be a human right. At the same time, our political and economic institutions treat housing as a commodity bought and sold in the marketplace. For most Americans, ability to pay dictates their quality of shelter. Taking this contradiction between right and commodity as a starting point, this seminar examines the policies that made America a nation of homeowners. Because housing is always more than just a place to live, we will explore how homeownership is connected to issues of race, gender, sexuality, family, immigration, citizenship, and inequality.
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4.8 / 5
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~3
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Fall 2023
1 sectionFall 2022
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