New York Scenes

New York Scenes will focus on the various cultural institutions, scenes, establishments, happenings, hang-outs, movements, etc., that make up New York City. Early in the semester, students will select a particular "scene" to research over the course of the term. For example: Tin Pan Alley (popular music, theater), The Lafayette Theatre (black arts), St. Mark's Church (poetry, punk rock), the Chelsea Hotel (mid-century writers, pop stars and outcasts), La MaMa (experimental theater), the Christopher Street Piers (queer history, lgbtq youth) and Union Square Park (leftist organizing history). Open to students in the Duke in New York program.