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Academic Year 2003/2004

Class, Entertainment, and Architecture in the Modern Metropolis, 1790-1940
ARHA 344 FA

The course will examine relationships between the identities of different social classes and the architecture of different urban theaters, and related public spaces, in western European and American cities, from the period just prior to the French Revolution through the 1930s. Focusing mainly on Paris, London, New York City, and Chicago, the course will trace the parallel development of different traditions of public amusement that responded to and reinforced elite, middle-class, and working-class identities. These traditions will be studied in terms of the buildings and urban places that accommodated and shaped both high and popular musical and theatrical culture in these different cities.

MAJOR READINGS

Jane Fulcher, THE NATION'S IMAGE: FRENCH GRAND OPERA AS POLITICS AND POLITICIZED ART (1987);
Christopher Mead, CHARLES GARNIER'S PARIS OPERA: ARCHITECTURAL EMPATHY AND THE RENAISSANCE OF FRENCH CLASSICISM (1991);
Dagmar Kift, THE VICTORIAN MUSIC HALL: CULTURE, CLASS AND CONFLICT (1996);
Bruce A. McConachie and Daniel Friedman, eds., THEATRE FOR WORKING-CLASS AUDIENCES IN THE UNITED STATES 1830-1980 (1985);
Robert A.M. Stern, et al., NEW YORK 1930: ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM BETWEEN THE TWO WORLD WARS (1987).

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

One midterm essay examination, oral presentations on research, final research paper.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Preference for enrollment given to senior and junior majors in Art History or Studio Art.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ART    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2004

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