FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT
Thomas A. Klug, Ph.D.
Liberal Arts Building, Room 238
Phone: (313) 927-1520
E-mail: tklug@marygrove.edu
FACULTY
Ellen Duncan, M.A.; Jane Hammang-Buhl, M.B.A.; Judith Heinen, Ph.D.; James Karagon, M.S.W.; Thomas A. Klug, Ph.D.; Tal Levy, Ph.D.; Frank D. Rashid, Ph.D.; and Dena Scher, Ph.D.
PROGRAMS OFFERED
Concentration in Detroit Studies
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Marygrove College Institute for Detroit Studies promotes interdisciplinary study of the city of Detroit through:
- academic credit and continuing education courses
- online resources
- lectures, readings, exhibits, and performances
- research activities and visiting scholar programs
- workshops, programs, and presentations held on campus and throughout the metropolitan area
The Institute builds on Marygrove College’s mission to serve the people of metropolitan Detroit, on its location in the city, and on its strong relationship with different Detroit constituencies. The Institute seeks to broaden recognition of Detroit’s contributions to American culture, interrogate standard definitions and popular versions of the city, and provide opportunity for cross-disciplinary analysis of issues important to the metropolitan area.
SPECIAL ELEMENTS TO THE PROGRAM :
DEFINING DETROIT LECTURE SERIES
A list of previous lectures, readings, exhibits, and performances focusing on Detroit
DEFINING DETROIT FILM SERIES
A list of previous films
DETROIT BIBLIOGRAPHY
Tom Klug has compiled a bibliography of Detroit books, articles and theses.
A special thanks goes out to SBC and Michigan Colleges Foundation (MCF)
for their support.
There are two ways to see it: the master bibliography which is large or by individual sections. The bibliographies are all .pdf's.
Master Bibliography (258Kb .pdf)
| 1943 Riots (.pdf) | Mexican Americans (.pdf) |
| 1967 Riots (.pdf) | Organized Labor (.pdf) |
| African Americans (.pdf) | Planning & Development (.pdf) |
| Art, Architecture, Music, etc. (.pdf) | Religion (.pdf) |
| Auto Companies (non-Ford) (.pdf) | Right Wing Groups (.pdf) |
| Ford & Ford Motor Co. (.pdf) | Women (.pdf) |
| Jewish Detroit (.pdf) |
LITERARY MAP OF DETROIT
Click here to see a map of literary sites in Detroit.
REPORTS & PAPERS
Detroit studies research projects involving Marygrove College faculty:
One Diocese Many Voices (.doc)
Dry Dock Engine Works (.doc)
Southwest Detroit Before the Auto (.pdf)
ACADEMIC OFFERINGS:
CERTIFICATE IN DETROIT STUDIES
The undergraduate certificate in Detroit Studies consists of at least
fifteen hours of interdisciplinary coursework devoted to analysis of metropolitan
Detroit. Courses may include:
HIS 310: Metro Detroit through Three Centuries
POL/SW/SOC 385: Community and Organizational Change
IS 320: Detroit: An Interdisciplinary Seminar
ENG 333: Detroit in Literature
HIS/POL 496: Senior Research Seminar, Topics in Detroit History and Politics
Other courses in development
COURSE DESCRIPTION
See appropriate sections of the catalog.
last updated 8/07