In Order to Write About the Twenty-First-Century City, We First Have to Imagine It

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The city is changing. In the Internet age, the physical city is written over with data, like everything else. The new city, moreover, is not Western, which transforms our notions of urbanity. Students will work towards their own piece of writing about the twenty-first-century city: its new landscapes and characters, its new feelings and intensities. Class list will be reduced to 17 after writing samples are reviewed during the first week of classes. Preference will be given to English concentrators. Not open to first-year or sophomore students. Instructor permission required. Pre-requisites ENGL0900, 0930 or any 1050. S/NC.