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History
Description: Explores the history of work and workers in North America/United States from the colonial period, through industrialization, and into the "post-industrial" recent past. A key theme will be that the emergence and evolution of capitalism was not only an economic process, but also a social, cultural, and political one. We will examine work (both by men and women, paid and unpaid) and capitalist development as they shaped -- and were shaped by -- family roles and gender; race, ethnicity, identity, and culture; political conflict and war; social movements, especially the labor movement, feminism, and civil rights; and liberal citizenship and the law. Specific topics include: colonial labor systems, including indentured servitude and racial slavery; artisanal and household production; the rise of factory manufacturing; labor and citizenship; the sexual division of labor; racial and ethnic segmentation in the labor force; resistance and labor struggles; the labor movement and varieties of unionism (craft, industrial, service sector); law and public policy; and work in a global marketplace. Letter grade only.
Units: 3
No sections currently offered.
Requirement Designation: LS: Social and Political Worlds
Prerequisite: Sophomore Status or higher
History
Term : Fall 2024
Catalog Year : 2024-2025
HIS 371 - Work And Workers In America, 1600-Present
Description: Explores the history of work and workers in North America/United States from the colonial period, through industrialization, and into the "post-industrial" recent past. A key theme will be that the emergence and evolution of capitalism was not only an economic process, but also a social, cultural, and political one. We will examine work (both by men and women, paid and unpaid) and capitalist development as they shaped -- and were shaped by -- family roles and gender; race, ethnicity, identity, and culture; political conflict and war; social movements, especially the labor movement, feminism, and civil rights; and liberal citizenship and the law. Specific topics include: colonial labor systems, including indentured servitude and racial slavery; artisanal and household production; the rise of factory manufacturing; labor and citizenship; the sexual division of labor; racial and ethnic segmentation in the labor force; resistance and labor struggles; the labor movement and varieties of unionism (craft, industrial, service sector); law and public policy; and work in a global marketplace. Letter grade only.
Units: 3
No sections currently offered.
Requirement Designation: LS: Social and Political Worlds
Prerequisite: Sophomore Status or higher