Unit II: THEORIZING THE CITY / IMAGE-ING THE CITY
- WRITTEN TEXTS:
- Chapters 1 and 2, The Urban Experience
- James Howard Kunstler, From "Life on the Gridiron," "Eden Updated," inThe Geography of Nowhere
- FILM/VIDEO TEXTS:
- Fritz Lang, Metropolis
Resources on Metropolis
See Jim McCann's Metropolis Walkthrough- TODAY's DISCUSSION TOPIC: The Shape of North American Cities: The Layout of Chicago
- EXTRA RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE AMBITIOUS:
- Charlie Chaplin, Modern Times
- Alan Trachtenberg, "Mysteries of the Great City," (Ch. 4—pts. 1 & 2) in The Incorporation of America
- STUDY GUIDE for Unit II Readings and AudioVisual
