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Cycling in Chicago: When Bicycle Culture Collides With Urban City
Author: Huazhi Qin Program of Study: Master of Arts Program in the Social Sciences (MAPSS), Division of the Social Sciences (SSD) Having learned that Bicycle Magazine once ranked Chicago as the best cycling city in the U.S. is not a surprise to me. (Biking in Chicago, 2018) The first time I walked along the Lakefront Trail near Navy Pier,...
Automation might widen the racial income gap in Chicago
Author: Aizhan Mukhyshbayeva Program of Study: Master of Science in Computational Analysis and Public Policy (MSCAPP), Harris School of Public Policy (HAR) Description: Automation could hit black workers in Chicago harder than other groups and further widen the racial income gap. Listen here: Transcript (provided by author): Welcome to the ELI’s Finding Chicago Global Perspectives Podcast Series for...
Art and Activism: the Life and Works of Dr. Margaret T. Burroughs
Author: Wanawat Wechakit Program of Study: Master of Laws (LLM), Law School Description: Do you think art and activism are conflicting? Let’s find out in this podcast how these two concepts, when combined, can transform the society in a unique way through the works and life of a poet, writer, teacher, reformer, artist and above all an activist: Dr....
Revisiting Bronzeville: Is Chicago’s Black Renaissance at Dawn or Dusk?
Author: Weiqi Wang Program of Study: Master of Arts Program in the Social Sciences (MAPSS), Division of the Social Sciences (SSD) When I was virtually exploring the neighborhoods of Chicago, a sculpture named “Monument to the Great North Migration” grabbed my attention. Accomplished by sculptor Alison Saar, this monument is a self-evident attestation of a legendary historical event: the...
Green Mill Cocktail Lounge: Uptown’s splendor during the Jazz Age
Author: Flory Huang Program of Study: Master of Arts Program in the Social Sciences (MAPSS), Division of the Social Sciences (SSD) As I was wandering on the Chicago Neighborhood website, hoping to find something exciting to write about, one article caught my eye: “5 Chicago neighborhoods for music lovers”. “This is it,” I thought, I have found my gem...
The Second City in the Second City
Author: Jinglan Hong Program of Study: Master of Arts Program in the Social Sciences (MAPSS), Division of the Social Sciences (SSD) Located at 230 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60614, sits a nationally-renowned comedy theater. The Second City has been an influential improv comedy enterprise for the past decades. Its connection to Chicago is so obvious that one can...
Exploring the Metropolitan Correctional Center: the Leniency and Harshness in Confinement
Author: Xinyi Zhao Program of Study: Master of Arts Program in the Social Sciences (MAPSS), Division of Social Sciences (SSD) The Metropolitan Correctional Center, located at 71 W Van Buren Street in the Downtown neighborhood, is a United States federal prison in Chicago. There are 28 floors within this building, accommodating perpetrators prior and during court proceedings and or...