Tales of the City: Chicago - Coming Spring 2007
This course investigates the complex
interactions between the social and political movements that shaped Chicago and
the images of urban life reflected in art after the Great Fire of 1871. Writers
include
Theodore Dreiser, Richard Wright, Upton Sinclair, Jane Addams,
Gwendolyn Brooks, Carl Sandburg, and Studs Terkel.
This course
includes a week-long trip to the city itself. During our stay, we
will explore Chicago's rich heritage as a center for immigration, business,
and the arts. We will stay in the International Cultural Center in the
Uptown neighborhood, experience a taste of Chicago's diverse ethnic
neighborhoods (and their cuisines) with the help of community-based
guides; attende blues clubs, galleries, and theaters; learn urban
"street smarts"; and work with a local agency on community-based
service project. We will also take a closer look at Chicago's
world-famous architecture...by boat. Cross-listed with AMS 301.02. English 180/380
Assistant Professor Laura von Wallmenich
Posted: Thu, September 23rd, 2004 at 8:28AM
