{"id":2269,"date":"2012-04-26T11:26:52","date_gmt":"2012-04-26T16:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?p=2269"},"modified":"2015-11-12T08:02:12","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T14:02:12","slug":"uwms-the-wire-course-started-academic-trend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/uwms-the-wire-course-started-academic-trend\/","title":{"rendered":"51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s \u2018The Wire\u2019 course started academic trend"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Marc Levine, professor of history and urban studies, has earned national attention for his work on African-American male joblessness in cities, including Milwaukee. (Photo by Troye Fox)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When Marc Levine developed a history and urban studies course using the critically acclaimed HBO series \u201cThe Wire,\u201d his students were not the only ones attracted.<\/p>\n

Levine had already created a template for an innovative social sciences course based on the series in 2009, before universities across the country, including Harvard, began offering their own.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe important contribution of \u2018The Wire\u2019 is that it explains why the structures of social inequality remain so tenaciously intact,\u201d says Levine, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (51ÁÔÆæ). \u201cIt helps you understand questions like, \u2018Why aren\u2019t we solving social problems? Who benefits under the system? Who\u2019s left out?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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