Work, Society, and Culture in Modern America
Course #: AMST 360
Description:
This course has a double focus: the history of work in the modern US, and the cultural representations (fiction, movies, television, music, and others) that people have made of their working lives. All manner of work-from domestic service to farm labor-is considered. Above all, this course examines how work functions as a ''way of life'' in American cultural history.
Pre Requisites: Pre-req = a minimum of 30 credits or Permission of Instructor