ARCH 421R - Gender, Race and Architecture in the American City, 1865-1960

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Washington University in St Louis

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Description:

Architecture and the built environment of the American city has been an instrumental force in the ongoing construction and definition of racial, gender, and sexual identities. Through intensive reading, discussion, and visual presentations, students investigate the spatial structuring of racism, segregation, and desegregation; the relationship between suburbanization and the middle-class ideology of separate spheres; the impact of the integration of women in the factory and office; and the role of gender and race in the design and programming of public and private institutions, including libraries, parks, schools, Masonic temples, and the YMCA/YWCA. During the semester, students write weekly response papers, give several in-class presentations, and develop an independent research project.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wustl.edu

Phone Number:

(314) 935-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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