Barbara Walters - Guest Lecture for SOC 208 Urban Sociology

Barbara WaltersProfessor of Sociology and Academic Director

CUNY Online BA in Sociology [email protected]

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/us/sept-11-reckoning/viewer.html?8qa&scp=1-spot&sq=The+Reckoning&st=nyt

Others estimate the costs at $3.3 TrillionOne-fifth of the total national debt

WTC BuildingsComputers, furniture, carsOther buildingsPATH, subway, phones, electricityValue of liveInjury at WTCClean up

(Carter, S., and A. Cox. 2011. “$3.3Trillion.” NYTimes, 9-11-11)

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/09/08/us/sept-11-reckoning/cost-graphic.html

www.socialexplorer.com

“An institutionalized collection of sacred beliefs about the American nation”

Sacred civic symbols

http://occupyresearch.wikispaces.com/data+and+visualization

New Work byPenny LewisStephanie LuceRuth Milkman

Funds for this project were provided by a PSC-CUNY Research Award – with deep gratitude to Marco Castro who created a magnificent set of documentary photographs within a very modest budget.

Barbara Walters - Guest Lecture for SOC 208 Urban Sociology

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