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Bibliographic citations for all assigned course readings.
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Class One
"Frequently Asked Questions about New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina." Catholic Charities: Archdiocese of New Orleans. 28 Nov. 2007. <http://www.ccano.org/hurricane_recovery.htm>
- Interfaith Clergy Representatives of New Orleans. "A Vision for a Renewed New Orleans." Press Release. 29 Aug. 2007. <http://www.arch-no.org/statements/8-29-07_Vision-New-Orleans.pdf>
Class Two
- "Planning for a Post-Disaster Rebuilding: An Update from New Orleans." Natural Hazards Observer XXXI (May 2007): 156-61. <http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/o/archives/2007/may07/index.html>
- Cantrell, Latoya. "Meet the Rebuilders." Portrait [New Orleans] Jan. 2008: 113.
- Coverick, Kathleen. "Post-Katrina Planning in New Orleans." Thesis. University of Notre Dame, 2007.
- Hughes, S.T.D., Archbishop Alfred. "Made in the Image and Likeness of God." Letter to A Pastoral Letter on Racial Harmony. Archdiocese of New Orleans. <http://www.arch-no.org/12.15_pastoral_final.pdf>.
- Logan, John R. The Impact of Katrina: Race and Class in Storm-Damaged Neighborhoods. Publication. Brown University, January 2006. <http://www.s4.brown.edu/Katrina/report.pdf>
- Paul II, John. "Sollicitudo Rei Socialis." Letter. 30 Dec. 1987. The Holy See. The Vatican. <http://www.vatican.va/edocs/ENG0223/_INDEX.HTM#fonte>.
- Vischer, Robert K. "Subsidiarity and Suffering: The View from New Orleans." Journal of Catholic Legal Studies 183 (2007): 183-94. The Social Science Research Network. 31 Jan. 2007. University of St. Thomas. <http://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=979850>.
- Wallerstein, Immanuel. "Rationality and Rationalization." Historical Capitalism. Danbury: Analytical Psychology Club of San Francisco, Incorporated, 1997. 75-81.
Note the rust on the fence that shows where the waterline was during the flooding. Compare that to street signs nearby.
Photo Courtesy of Julieann Ulin. Used with Permission.
Class Three
- Pastor, Manuel, Robert D. Bullard, James K. Boyce, Alice Fothergill, Rachel Morello-Frosch, and Beverly Wright. "In the Wake of the Storm." New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2006.
- Tibbetts, John. "Louisiana's Wetlands: A Lesson in Natural Appreciation." Environmental Health Perspective Spheres of Influence 114 (2006): A40-43. <http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1332684>
Class Four
- "A Framework for Solidarity: Prophetic Vision, Prophetic Action." Center for Social Concerns, 2007-2008.
- Paul II, John. "Peace with God the Creator, Peace with All of Creation." World Day of Peace. Vatican City. 8 Dec. 1989. Libreria Editrice, Vaticana. 1989 <http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/messages/peace/documents/hf_jp_ii_mes_19891208_xxiii-world-day-for-peace_en.html>
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