AHIS 377 - Suburbia:An Architectural and Social History

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Trinity College

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Description:

From backyard barbecues to SUV's, the suburban lifestyle is now shared by the majority of Americans. This course will be a social and architectural history of suburbia in the United States, going back to its origins in the 1840s and extending to the present. The course will take advantage of the rich literature on suburbia of the past ten years. Topics to be covered will be housing types, land-use patterns, the impact of the automobile, suburban lifestyles and values, the politics of suburbia; and suburbia's critics, including the so-called "new Urbanist" towns like Seaside and Celebration, Florida. There will be two class presentations (one called "My Suburb") and on longer presentation, as well as one final paper. Prerequisite: A grade of C- or better in AHIS265 or AHIS 286 or AHIS161 or CTYP202. 1.00 units, Seminar

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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