FYS 27 City Scenes: The Arts of Urbanism in the Modern Era
This seminar examines the generative relationship between urban experience and creative expression in major metropoli—such as London, Paris, New York, Berlin and Los Angeles—in the 19th and 20th century. We will consider how the material and social aspects of urban life have informed works of literature, painting, photography and film. Open only to first-year frosh.