LITPA-2000-15: Literature of San Francisco
Spring 2021
- Subject: Literary and Performing Arts Studies
- Type: Seminar
- Delivery Mode: Online
- Level: Undergraduate
- Course Dates: January 25, 2021 — May 09, 2021
- Meetings: Tue 8:00-09:25AM, Online - HS-2
- Instructor: Jasmin Darznik
- Units: 3.0
- Enrolled: 13/16
Jasmin Darznik
Chair, Graduate Visual and Critical Studies Program
Chair, Graduate Writing Program
Associate Professor, Graduate Writing Program
Description:
LITPA 200 courses introduce students to the study of literature or the performing arts, emphasizing analysis of both particular works and of the range of genres, periods and traditions. Frequent reading and writing assignments will be made.Course Description:This class looks at San Francisco through the lens of literature to deepen understanding of the dynamic interplay between people and places. We'll look at how The City, with its history, traditions, stories, and physical structures, has shaped its inhabitants' and visitors' lives since its beginnings and up into its present. Together we will visit the literary world of San Francisco, reading authors from Mark Twain to Michelle Tea, and also write about our own experiences of storied City by the Bay.
Pre-Requisites and Co-Requisites:
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