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Presentation by
Malcolm Smuts, History; Cheryl Nixon, English, Lisa Link and Bandhavi Kukkamalia
"Politics, Literary Culture, and Theatrical Media in London: 1625-1725"
Wednesday, Nov 18th, 2:00-3:30pm
Healey Library 11th Floor 0011A
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Welcome to the Research Center for Urban Cultural History
The Research Center for Urban Cultural History (RCUCH) premises its work on the multi-disciplinary study of cities as dynamic sites where cultures are generated, renegotiated and transmitted. Housed within an institution of higher learning with a commitment to an urban mission and an exceptionally diverse student body, and located in a city richly endowed with intellectual resources, the RCUCH initiates and facilitates scholarly and teaching projects that explore a wide array of possible links between studies of cities in the U.S. and throughout the world, encompassing both contemporary and historical topics. The Center's educational, scholarly, and outreach activities are directed toward achieving a flexible, comprehensive and innovative approach to urban cultural history in a global context.
The Center's principal focus is on interdisciplinary and collaborative research and teaching in urban cultural history. This field focuses on: the specificity of the urban setting and its environs; spatial definition; demographic and economic shifts; temporal change; cultural exchange and cultural transformation; and discursive and signifying networks created by the production of meaning between groups and populations.
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For Fall Events, please see Current and Upcoming Events
For the archive of past events, see Events Archive
The Flaherty Award of the RCUCH For undergraduate projects engaging the study of cities, urban cultures, urban spaces, urban populations and urban representations. For futher information and cover sheet, visit courses.
The RCUCH would like to thank Pat Flaherty for her endowment of the Center, and her continued sponsorship and support
Center Staff
Director: Elizabeth Fay, English Department; Associate Director: Nancy Stieber, Art Department; Administrative Assistant: Meagan Conway, Historical Archaeology MA Program
