INDS 325 L.A. Stories
LA Stories is an upper-division seminar that explores Los Angeles through various media and methods to help students become more knowledgeable and analytical inhabitants and observers of their current urban environment and the stories of the people who create this city. The seminar builds on skills acquired in previous courses that have laid the foundation for the writing, research, and analysis expected of students at the university level. You will submit a draft and the final of a formal paper (documenting all sources according to the MLA), many informal assignments based on readings, screenings, and field experiences plus do an oral and written presentation on your site-specific research. Our overarching text this semester is Los Angeles, especially facets that interests students personally. LA Stories is an interdisciplinary course that is not limited to fiction and non-fiction but that embraces your particular take on the city through personal observation, research, and presentation. Prerequisites: WRIT 313, Advanced Academic Writing; LSCI 105, Information Theory and Practice or LSCI 106, Information Sources in Architecture and Interior Design, or LSCI 205, Information in the Disciplines