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Micro-Seminar: Situating ourselves: A critical examination of the physical and visual geographies of the University Park Campus PART ONE
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Thu, Aug 22, 2024
3 PM – 4:30 PM PDT (GMT-7)
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Part 1: Thursday, August 22, 2024 from 3:00 – 4:30 pm (PST)
Part 2: Friday, August 23, 2024 from 10:00 – 11:30 am (PST)
This micro-seminar focuses on “reading,” discussing, and experiencing the geographic, urban and symbolic aspects of the University Park Campus (UPC). Students will connect their previous experiences and knowledge situating themselves in the built environment with their initial responses to the campus as both a physical and a symbolic space. We will discuss the history of the campus, the scale and architecture of its built environment, the interplay between landscape and hardscape, and the various potential meanings of the visual references to Troy and ancient Greece embedded in its geography.
The seminar will be structured in two parts. In the first we will explore the history of UPC’s physical geography, and ground it in the seminal 1960-1965 campus master plan that continues to define the layout of the campus today. In the second we will focus on a selection of visual representations related to Troy and ancient Greece on campus. Both parts will be structured around thematic discussions accompanied by short walking tours.
Day 1 discussion and walking tour will consider:
• How do we, with our personal histories and backgrounds, respond to and situate ourselves within the architecture of UPC, with its mix of historic revival styles, mid-century modernism, and contemporary collegiate gothic?
• Is there a relationship between the different physical textures of the academic “quads,” based on the 1960-65 master plan, and the perceived educational and social roles of the disciplines?
Day 2 discussion and walking tour will consider:
• How might we interpret references to the history and mythology of Troy and the Trojan War that dot UPC, particularly within the context of their 20th and 21st century modes of visual representations?
Target audience: Those interested in the history of the university and in the social and visual contexts of urban geographies.
Lead By: Professor Ruth Wallach
Ruth Wallach is the Associate Dean for Social Sciences and Humanities Libraries at the USC Libraries and the Academic Director of the Master of Management in Library and Information Science graduate program. She has published on the history of Los Angeles and on the function of public art and ornament in contextualizing urban spaces.
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Fri, Aug 23, 2024
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Private Location (register to display)
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Micro-Seminar: Situating ourselves: A critical examination of the physical and visual geographies of the University Park Campus PART TWO
Micro-Seminars have two parts. Attendance to both parts is required. Registering for the PART ONE session will automatically enroll you in the PART TWO session on Friday.
Part 1: Thursday, August 22, 2024 from 3:00 – 4:30 pm (PST)
Part 2: Friday, August 23, 2024 from 10:00 – 11:30 am (PST)
This micro-seminar focuses on “reading,” discussing, and experiencing the geographic, urban and symbolic aspects of the University Park Campus (UPC). Students will connect their previous experiences and knowledge situating themselves in the built environment with their initial responses to the campus as both a physical and a symbolic space. We will discuss the history of the campus, the scale and architecture of its built environment, the interplay between landscape and hardscape, and the various potential meanings of the visual references to Troy and ancient Greece embedded in its geography.
The seminar will be structured in two parts. In the first we will explore the history of UPC’s physical geography, and ground it in the seminal 1960-1965 campus master plan that continues to define the layout of the campus today. In the second we will focus on a selection of visual representations related to Troy and ancient Greece on campus. Both parts will be structured around thematic discussions accompanied by short walking tours.
Day 1 discussion and walking tour will consider:
• How do we, with our personal histories and backgrounds, respond to and situate ourselves within the architecture of UPC, with its mix of historic revival styles, mid-century modernism, and contemporary collegiate gothic?
• Is there a relationship between the different physical textures of the academic “quads,” based on the 1960-65 master plan, and the perceived educational and social roles of the disciplines?
Day 2 discussion and walking tour will consider:
• How might we interpret references to the history and mythology of Troy and the Trojan War that dot UPC, particularly within the context of their 20th and 21st century modes of visual representations?
Target audience: Those interested in the history of the university and in the social and visual contexts of urban geographies.
Lead By: Professor Ruth Wallach
Ruth Wallach is the Associate Dean for Social Sciences and Humanities Libraries at the USC Libraries and the Academic Director of the Master of Management in Library and Information Science graduate program. She has published on the history of Los Angeles and on the function of public art and ornament in contextualizing urban spaces.