Mar 29, 2024  
2020-2021 Graduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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ENGL 530 - Reading_The Wire_: Representing Urban America Under Siege


This seminar will engage with The Wire, David Simon’s 65-hour HBO epic of urban America and the War on Drugs. In addition to analyzing the program’s five seasons, students will grapple with film and TV theory, critical analyses of the program, and background readings from history, sociology, and urban studies.

Prerequisites & Notes
Term offering cycle: Variable. Yearly cycle: variable offering.

Credits: 3



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