HIST 394: Workers and work in America 1820 – present

Course Description

How did working people help build the United States? How have their composition, character, and culture changed over time? This course will consider how history helps us to answer such questions. In answering these questions we will explore such issues as race, ethnicity, and gender as well as the history of labor and political movements. Novels, documents and films will also be utilized to develop a better understanding of the culture of working people and how it has changed from the 1820s to the present. Prerequisites: Junior standing or any 200-level History course or instructor consent.