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AMERICAN CULTURE STUDIES (U89)  (Dept. Info)Continuing & Professional Studies  (Policies)
U89 AMCS 420The History of American Architecture3.0 Units
Description:This course examines the ideological, political, economic and social determinants that have shaped the look of American architecture. Throughout readings that will include a survey text in addition to topical works covering the social history of housing, the vernacular architecture of Las Vegas and the rise (and fall, and rise) of Frank Lloyd Wright, students will learn the definitive characteristics of American architecture. A central point of study will be examining contradictory tendencies in the American practice of architecture: the embrace of exceptionalism through modern forms and styles representing a new national identity, occurring alongside the emulation of classical and European precedents to legitimate a new nation's buildings. The readings will illuminate how the characteristics of American architecture reveal the social, economic and political structures of its production. Ultimately, students will be able to read an American building to discern evidence of national identity, individual political agency, the evolution of gender roles, the assertion of disciplinary and economic power, and the evolution of the American artistic sensibility. This course will count toward major in American Culture Studies for day students. This course fulfills the Humanities distribution requirement for the AMCS MA program. It also counts towards the MD and some concentration area requirements for the AMCS Major and Minor.
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Instruction Type:Classroom instruction Grade Options:CPA Tuition:$2,220.00 Fees:
Course Type:HomeSame As:U19 420  U98 5420Frequency:None / History
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