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November 20, 2007
GCI Seminar |
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From the White City to the Tourist City:
Daniel Burnham, Richard M. Daley, and the Making of Chicago |
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| Speakers |
Dennis Judd
Professor, Department of Political Science
Fellow, Great Cities Institute
University of Illinois at Chicago
Costas Spirou
Professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
National-Louis University
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| Location |
Great Cities Institute, Suite 400 CUPPA Hall
412 South Peoria, Chicago, IL 60607
RSVP
Appreciated: (312) 996-8700 |
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Two eras of civic leadership have shaped the present character of the city of
Chicago, and both are associated with legendary names in the city's history: Daniel Hudson Burnham
and Richard M. Daley. In this conversation, Dennis Judd and Costas Spirou explore the striking
parallels between these eras, and present an argument that both periods must be taken into account
when considering current development issues in the city.
Dennis Judd has written about urban political economy, urban economic development,
national urban policy, and urban revitalization. In the past few years he has pioneered in scholarly
research on urban tourism. As part of this continuing research program he has edited or co-edited
The Tourist City, The Infrastructure of Play, and Cities and Visitors.
Currently he is working on a book on the building of the tourist city of Chicago. Dennis Judd
is Professor in the Department of Political Science at University of Illinois at Chicago.
Costas Spirou currently serves as Professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral
Sciences at National-Louis University. His research has focused on the dynamics of cultural policy
and (re)development, public-private partnerships, urban tourism, sport, and the political economy of
stadium and convention/entertainment center development. Recent work includes It's Hardly Sportin:
Stadiums, Neighborhoods and the New Chicago, with Larry Bennett, and articles and chapters in
numerous journals and academic volumes.
Read the GCI News story about this seminar.
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