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Courses	Mahlon W.L. Chute I am a PhD candidate in the History of Art and Architecture at the University of California, Santa Barbara. I am currently studying United States architecture, urban planning, and social movements. My specific interests are located at the intersections of urban planning schemes, critical theories of race, and the effects of mass tourism on urbanization. My dissertation, tentatively titled "Mississippi of the West": Architecture, Tourism and Segregation in the Las Vegas Valley, 1930-1970, examines the architecture, planning, and social choices that contributed to the creation of a landscape of inequity in southern Nevada. Representative Exhibition: "Wonderlands: Theme Parks, Fairs, and Urban Visions from the Smith and Williams Architectural Archives," University Art Museum, UC Santa Barbara, June 1-August 28, 2004.
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