HIST 3852 is also offered in Fall 2023
HIST 3852 is also offered in Fall 2022
Spring 2018 | HIST 3852 Section 001: Work and Workers in the United States (67712)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Mon,
Wed 01:00PM - 02:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 145
- Enrollment Status:
Open (8 of 40 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Why do Americans work, and what do we expect in exchange? This course explores how the answers to those questions have changed overtime, from the colonial era to the present, and how the past shapes our approach to work today.
- Class Description:
- Why do Americans work? What do they expect in return? This course examines the changing nature and meaning of work in the United States, from the Revolution to the present. We will discuss the legacies of slavery and other forms of forced labor in the 18th century, the rise of industry in the late 19th century, debates over immigration and the welfare state in the early 20th century, and the shift from an industrial to a service based economy in the past half-century. Central to our study will be the experiences of working people, and how they differed by gender, race, nationality and sector. Students will be asked to analyze how and why those differences changed over time, and how they shaped the nation in which we now live.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- Anyone interested in the history of workers, organized labor, and economic justice.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67712/1183
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 27 November 2017
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