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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2017
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ARCH 359 001 (CRN: 16387)
CINEMAS OF URBAN ALIENATION
Long Title: CINEMAS OF URBAN ALIENATION
Department: Architecture
Instructors:
Meeting: 1:00PM - 5:00PM R (21-AUG-2017 - 1-DEC-2017)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 4
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 6
Section Enrolled: 1
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 19
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 6
Enrollment data as of: 5-OCT-2024 4:47AM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
11-DEC-2017
2:00PM - 5:00PM M
Description: This seminar examines cinematic engagements with urban spaces and experiences around the world spanning the last two centuries. Particular attention will be paid to issues of migration, marginality, colonialism, war and post-war, nostalgia and memory, race and gender. Cities of focus include Berlin, Istanbul, Moscow, Algiers, Beirut and Paris. Our weekly discussions of individual films will be grounded in critical writings of the cities' histories and theories of space and film. Cross-list: HART 359, ARCH 654, FILM 359, HART 659. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ARCH 359 if student has credit for ARCH 654.