FYSP 193 - Destination: L.A.

4 HU, CD, WRi
First Semester. Weaving together various depictions of the “City of Angels,” and drawing from an array of sources, this course will explore how differing images of Los Angeles reveal critical and unresolved questions about America’s ever-evolving demographic and ever-shifting cultural and social geography. Authors may include James Ellroy, John Fante, Anna Deavere Smith, Joan Didion, Sandra Tsing Loh, and Walter Mosley; possible films include Chinatown, Better Luck Tomorrow, Boyz in the Hood, and L.A. Confidential.

Prerequisites & Notes
Enrollment Limit: 14.
Mr. Liu

Credits: 4 hours