HSOC-250: Walking Cities

This course will examine diversity in the L.A. region from the perspective of cultural production including architecture, art, design, food, language, music, religion, and transportation. The class structure will consist of academic work, incorporating seminar-style engagements, critical examination of relevant literature, writing and analysis, planned field trips, creative manifestations of discoveries and insights, and critique. The curriculum has been organized into themes to engage students to develop a better understanding of cultural diversity and its influence on the community of L.A.