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ENST 25423 Chicago�s Agricultural Hinterland

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This class examines the historical development and contemporary consolidation of agricultural production on the prairie surrounding Chicago. We begin with the city�s founding and growth, consider how the it became �hog-butcher to the world,� examine 20th century shifts in agricultural production as the �American Heartland� consolidated, and analyze contemporary industrialized agriculture in the Midwest, to ask how changes in the ways agricultural products like corn, wheat, hogs, and soy are produced continue to shape the city and its rural hinterland. This course introduces students to Chicago studies, the anthropology and history of rural America, and agrarian and urban studies.