Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: THE VISUAL CULTURE OF SUBURBIA

Department: First-Year Writing Intensive

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: To develop a new fluency in American suburbia, this class will examine advertisements, television, film, and criticism that represent both the production and consumption of the fringes of American cities. Studying representations of urban and architectural forms, we will evaluate the political, social, and economic contexts that undergird suburbia.