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Mar 14, 2025
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HIST 319 - The History of Work in America4 credits
This course discusses fundamental shifts in the nature of work in America from the 17th through the 20th centuries, alongside the social, cultural and political changes that invested work with different meanings over time. Topics covered include the origins of a slave labor system, the impact of the industrial revolution on both men and women’s work, the evolving relationship between workers and the state, the development and impact of an organized labor movement, as well as the “new economy” in postwar America. Recommended: Recommended HIST 101 , HIST 102 , HIST 211 , or HIST 212 . Offered spring semester in odd-numbered years. CLA-Breadth/Humanities, CLA-Diversity US
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