Category Archives: Field trip reports

An Extraordinary Tour of Civil Rights Sites

Posted on July 22, 2018 by jthrog65

[Note: This post is a slightly modified version of “Tour brings dark events in American history to life,” Iowa City Press-Citizen (July 21, 2018), p. 6A.] From June 16 through 24, roughly 50 other people and I took part in … Continue reading →

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If Germany, Why Not Here?

Posted on April 9, 2011 by jthrog65

For three weeks in June 1999 I participated in a German Studies Seminar along with 25 other American scholars and professionals. Sponsored by the German-American Fulbright Commission, this seminar focused on environmental protection and alternative sources of energy. It was … Continue reading →

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Field Trip to the Twin Cities, Minneapolis/St. Paul (1997)

Posted on March 25, 2011 by jthrog65

On October 17-18, 1997, 13 students, two professors (Peter Fisher and Cheryl Contant), and I traveled to the Twin Cities for what proved to be the first of a series of field trips to major cities. (See the Field Trips … Continue reading →

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Field Trip to the Twin Cities (1998)

Posted on March 24, 2011 by jthrog65

On October 15-17, 1998, 14 students and I traveled to the Twin Cities for a follow up to our initial trip in 1997. While driving through the far west suburbs on I-494, I was inspired to tell the students how … Continue reading →

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Going to Milwaukee, “the Gathering Place by the Waters” (2008)

Posted on February 3, 2011 by jthrog65

Over the years Milwaukee has been called “the most German of American cities,” “the Machine Shop of the World,” “City of Steeples,” “City of Festivals,” “Cream City,” and “a Great Place on a Great Lake.” But its name comes from … Continue reading →

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A Field Trip to Post-Katrina New Orleans, “the City that Care Forgot” (2006)

Posted on February 3, 2011 by jthrog65

New Orleans has been called “The Crescent City,” “The Capital of the Caribbean,” and “The City that Care Forgot.” But it is probably best known as “The Big Easy.” In late-August and early-September, 2005, much of the Big Easy was … Continue reading →

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A Trip to Kansas City, “the City of Fountains,” “the City of Parks and Boulevards,” “the City of Jazz” (2004)

Posted on February 3, 2011 by jthrog65

In 2002, a group of 19 students made a field trip to Louisville, Kentucky. On October 28-31, 2004, a group of 21 made a similar trip to Kansas City. As was the case with earlier trips to the Twin Cities … Continue reading →

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Reading the City

Posted on February 3, 2011 by jthrog65

Imagine you want to know more about a particular city. Perhaps you have just arrived from some other place, or maybe you’re curious because you plan to move to it. What is the city’s story? How did it come to … Continue reading →

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Going to Louisville, “the Gateway to the South” (2002)

Posted on February 3, 2011 by jthrog65

Long ago Louisville, Kentucky, came to be known as “the Gateway to the South.” On October 24-27, 2002, I led a group of 19 urban planning students on a field trip to this lovely city, the place where I grew … Continue reading →

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Learning through the Intermediary of the World: A Sustainable Cities Tour

Posted on January 14, 2011 by jthrog65

James A. Throgmorton. 1998. Unpublished manuscript available upon request from the author. For three weeks during the late spring of 1998, several students and I conducted a study abroad course involving four cities in Europe and one in the United … Continue reading →

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