Violence in American Art and Culture

This course surveys the depiction of various types of violence and the use of violence as a theme or metaphor in North American literature, art, and popular culture in a global context. Emphasis is placed on New York City as a laboratory and resource for researching considerations of violence in poetry, drama, fiction, film and other visual art forms as well as popular culture (e.g., lyrics, comic strips, advertising, horror and suspense stories). This is a Writing Intensive Course.CUNY Pathways: Flexible Core-U.S. Experience in it's Diversity

Fall, Spring

FUS - Flexible Core - US Experience in its Diversity

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