![]() London: the Naked City Professor Andrew Wiese Offered as:
ANTH 439: Cultural Comparisons through Film GEOG 354: The Geography of Cities HIST 499/581: Special Study / Urban History or HIST 798: Directed Readings (for graduate credit) Peel back the covers of the Global City! The Naked City explores the history and present of London and the rise of global urban culture - through field trips, films, and first hand experience. Students in the Naked City will... EXPLORE London through guided City Walks IMAGINE London through the lens of classic British films and television EXPERIENCE London through independent forays in the global city -- markets, museums, music, parades, pubs and clubs, and the great hurly burly... London Live Sample Activities List INTERPRET London through regular "London Live Blog Posts" - reactions to real life in the global city... RE-IMAGINE London through your own lens - produce a short film uncovering your own London, the global city... Anatomy of the Naked City (course outline) Week 1: LONDON CALLING ![]() London Film Club 1: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows I; Sherlock; Isles of Wonder - London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony The City as History City Walk 1: Plague, Fire, Invasion, and Other Disasters in "The City" ![]() ![]() London Live Activities - YOU CHOOSE! London Live Sample Activities List Week 2: CITY OF EMPIRE, CITY OF POWER ![]() ![]() "Tall, Dark, and Handsome" - British Film Heroes and the End of Empire London Film Club 2: Dr. No; Lawrence of Arabia; Zulu; and Gandhi Social Class and Other Strange Obsessions London Film Club 3: My Fair Lady; Monty Python's Flying Circus; The BBC's "Great Class Survey" ![]() Landscapes of the Rich and Famous City Walk 2: Kensington and Holland Park ![]() ![]() London Live Activities - YOU CHOOSE! London Live Sample Activities List Week 3: A WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN The Working Class London Film Club 4: The Full Monty; Trainspotting; The East Enders ![]() ![]() On the Waterfront City Walk 3: The Docklands: from Stevedores to Stockbrokers London Live Activities - YOU CHOOSE London Live Sample Activities List "Three Sheets to the Wind and Flapping": Classic London Pub Tour (Extra Credit) ![]() ![]() Week 4: THE GLOBAL CITY London Film Club 5: Bend it Like Beckham; East is East; Dirty Pretty Things; Brick Lane ![]() ![]() Outlaws, Immigrants, and Yuppies City Walk 4: Art, Migration, and Gentrification on the Kingsland Road ![]() London Live Activities - YOU CHOOSE London Live Sample Activities List The Global City on Film: Student Short Films Screening and Awards |