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American Studies Students Head to NYC for Historical Walking Tours
On Oct. 21, nearly 100 students in SLS’s American Studies classes went on a field trip to New York City for a two-hour walking tour of the Village. Students could select from one of four tours: Greenwich Village, East Village, Social Justice, or Art, Culture, & Rock n’ Roll. After the tour, students and chaperones enjoyed lunch on campus at the Stevens Institute of Technology.
Greenwich Village: Students strolled through Greenwich Village, one of New York’s most picturesque neighborhoods, on a journey from the bucolic 18th-century village of Greenwich to the early 19th-century summer getaway from “the city,” through the days of the bohemian intelligentsia of the 1920s to the rockers and radicals of the 1960s. They explored the legendary homes of artists, writers, and radicals, heard stories from the Gay Rights and Labor Rights movements, and focused on social history and architecture.
East Village: On this tour, students explored the area made famous by radicals and immigrants. They learned about the history of German, Ukrainian, and Jewish immigrants and the neighborhood’s legacy of labor activism. They explored the evolution of local theaters from the Yiddish stages of the early 20th century to becoming the epicenter of the 1970s counterculture music scene.
Social Justice in Greenwich Village: Greenwich Village has been home to influential social & political thinkers and significant social movements for centuries. On this tour, students learned about the history of social justice topics surrounding immigration, LGBTQ rights, women’s rights, urban development, prison reform, slavery, and Free Blacks.
Art, Culture & Rock n' Roll: New York City has been instrumental in shaping the world’s cultural landscape, often by pushing the boundaries of respectability. This tour explored New York’s cultural edge beyond Greenwich Village, from the site of Stanford White’s 1890 Madison Square Garden to Hilly Kristal’s mecca of punk rock, CBGB. Students learned about the many waves of artists, musicians, and cultural figures who have found creative expression in the city.
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Greenwich Village: Students strolled through Greenwich Village, one of New York’s most picturesque neighborhoods, on a journey from the bucolic 18th-century village of Greenwich to the early 19th-century summer getaway from “the city,” through the days of the bohemian intelligentsia of the 1920s to the rockers and radicals of the 1960s. They explored the legendary homes of artists, writers, and radicals, heard stories from the Gay Rights and Labor Rights movements, and focused on social history and architecture.
East Village: On this tour, students explored the area made famous by radicals and immigrants. They learned about the history of German, Ukrainian, and Jewish immigrants and the neighborhood’s legacy of labor activism. They explored the evolution of local theaters from the Yiddish stages of the early 20th century to becoming the epicenter of the 1970s counterculture music scene.
Social Justice in Greenwich Village: Greenwich Village has been home to influential social & political thinkers and significant social movements for centuries. On this tour, students learned about the history of social justice topics surrounding immigration, LGBTQ rights, women’s rights, urban development, prison reform, slavery, and Free Blacks.
Art, Culture & Rock n' Roll: New York City has been instrumental in shaping the world’s cultural landscape, often by pushing the boundaries of respectability. This tour explored New York’s cultural edge beyond Greenwich Village, from the site of Stanford White’s 1890 Madison Square Garden to Hilly Kristal’s mecca of punk rock, CBGB. Students learned about the many waves of artists, musicians, and cultural figures who have found creative expression in the city.
See photos from the trip.
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