City on Fire: Los Angeles in 1939 | Livestream Zoom
Course Description:Experts note that 1939 was a peak year in American film history ("The Wizard of Oz," "Gone with the Wind"), but it was also a stellar year for Los Angeles literature ("The Big Sleep," "The Day of the Locust"). Global conflicts were roiling, local corruption was in the news, and criminal syndicates were consolidating their grip on local unions and businesses, including film studios. In this course, we will consider Los Angeles during what may have been its most incendiary year, paying special attention to film, literature, politics, and organized crime before the Second World War. |
Tuition: $45.00 Additional Fees: $0.00 |
Day/Time
Wednesdays, Mar. 18, 25; Apr. 1, 8 *10:00 a.m. – noon* (4 sessions)
Location
Livestream Zoom
Facilitator:
Peter Richardson has written critically acclaimed books about Hunter S. Thompson, the Grateful Dead, "Ramparts" magazine, and radical author/editor Carey McWilliams. A longtime lecturer at San Francisco State University, Richardson has also written for "The Nation," "The New Republic," the "Los Angeles Times Book Review," and the "San Francisco Chronicle."