Questions and answers
1. I'd like you to think
about the underlying causes of the housing problem facing late 19th and early
20th-century city dwellers. How did Jane Addams and Friedrich Engels view a
possible solution to these conditions differently from each other?
2. Tell us what you think
about the role photojournalism and investigative reporting play in bringing
attention to urban conditions within rapidly growing cities, both in the New
York/London and Lagos examples. What are the different tones you've observed in
the writings and photographs? Is there a medium or means by which these issues
might be more effectively disseminated today? Provide an example and tell us
why or why not.
3. What are some key
differences and similarities between how housing and labor functioned in
19th/early 20th century New York and 21st century Lagos? What aspect of housing
or work did you find most valuable in the Lagos article and why?
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