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Tri-Co Philly: Literature in and of Philadelphia, 1682-1865

Spring 2024

In this course, and in the city itself, we will examine literature written in and about Philadelphia before the Civil War, exploring how and why Philadelphians engaged questions of love, freedom and non-freedom.

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Philadelphia Moon

Tri-Co Philly: University City: Race, Power and Politics in Philadelphia

Spring 2024

This class aims to trace the history of higher education and its ongoing impact on the geography, economy, and culture of greater Philadelphia and U.S. urban space broadly.

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Philadelphia City Hall

Tri-Co Philly: Philadelphia and the 2024 Election

Fall 2024

This course will cover, as the title suggests, the role of people and political organizations in Philadelphia in the 2024 Election as it is happening. We will work together to understand how people understand politics, and how political campaigns, PACs, and non-profit organizations work to persuade and mobilize potential voters.

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Philadelphia Bridge

Tri-Co Philly: Grassroots Economies: Creating Livelihoods in an Age of Urban Inequality

Fall 2024

The aim of the course would be to examine the political and economic constraints generated by poverty and racial and class segregation in contemporary urban environments and how grassroots economic initiatives rooted in mutual aid often fill the gaps and provide alternative ways to meet needs and generate supportive community.

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Philly Skyline

Tri-Co Philly: Philadelphia Music City

Spring 2025

Drawing on the “music” side of the previously taught “Popular Music & Media” course, this course will investigate the history and contemporary conditions of music making in Philadelphia and its region.

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Tri-Co Philly: Access to Finance: Why Low-Income Households and Small Businesses in the US lack the financial products they need - a Philly Perspective

Spring 2025

This course aims to look at the importance of access to finance to small businesses and low and moderate income households, identifies how and why this access is lacking and examines efforts to address this issues.

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Tri-Co Philly: A City of Homes: Housing Issues in Philadelphia

Spring 2025

This class investigates the unique history of housing in Philadelphia. We will cover the problems the city has faced and still faces in providing affordable housing, fair access to housing and creating diverse and vibrant neighborhoods and its great legacy of innovation in this area.

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Philadelphia Buildings

Tri-Co Philly: Public Art, Historical Preservation and the Ethics of Commemoration

Fall 2023

What is public art? What is public space? What is the role of public art in a democracy? Does the fact that something is historically significant give us a reason to preserve it? Which historically significant things should we preserve and why? What is the moral value of commemorative art?  How should we assess controversies surrounding the removal of art honoring persons or groups we now judge to be morally objectionable? How best should we memorialize victims of injustice?

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Mawr Insight: Interviewing 101

by Ava Blumer '24, Tour Guide

"It can be hard to learn about student clubs and dorm life, but in an interview you can talk about these things in detail."

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Kenya: In the Footsteps of Explorers

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Wednesday, June 8 - Friday, June 17, 2022

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Apulia: Undiscovered Italy

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Wednesday, June 1-Thursday, June 9, 2022

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Dutch Waterways

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Monday, April 25-Tuesday, May 3, 2022

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