Spring 2024 Art History GU4745 section 001

Re/Building the American Dream

Re/Building the American

Call Number 15070
Day & Time
Location
F 12:10pm-2:00pm
934 Schermerhorn Hall [SCH]
Points 4
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Martha McNamara
Type SEMINAR
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

The term “American Dream” conjures images of white, middle-class or affluent families inhabiting single-family houses in the suburbs. But the population of the United States is – and always has been – characterized by considerable racial, ethnic, and gender diversity. Those varied populations have imagined, created, and altered domestic environments in ways that don’t fit the stereotypical vision of the “American Dream.” At the same time, the concepts of race, ethnicity, and gender themselves have shaped (for better and for worse) the buildings, landscapes, neighborhoods and cities in which US populations reside. From suburban ranch houses to Southwestern mission landscapes to urban public housing projects, domestic environments have been fundamentally shaped by racial, ethnic, and gendered ideologies that define who can live in what building, in which neighborhood, and in what domestic configurations. This course will explore how the concepts of race, gender, and ethnicity bear upon domestic spaces as well as how power relations embedded in designed environments have disparate impacts on people whether as individuals or in groups.

Web Site Vergil
Department Art History and Archaeology
Enrollment 7 students (12 max) as of 9:05PM Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Subject Art History
Number GU4745
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Note Apply by 5pm Jan. 4th: https://forms.gle/xk7k1hxkCF2EFFLSA
Section key 20241AHIS4745W001