SLAVERY AND CAPITALISM IN THE UNITED STATES
Addresses the relationship between slavery and capitalism in the British North American colonies and the United States of America. Drawing on recent scholarship that explores how slavery and capitalism are independent systems, examines how the labor of enslaved people affected the development and growth of wage labor; the impact of the growth and dominance of capitalism as an economic system on the institution of slavery; and the experiences of enslaved people.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Junior standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Ethnic St - Ethnic Studies Breadth - Humanities or Social Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2024 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the relationship between the institution of race-based slavery and the emergence of modern capitalism in the United States. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Appreciate the multitude of contributions made by people of African descent in the social, political, and economic development of the United States of America. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Understand the creation, development, and legacies of race-based slavery in the United States. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Understand the primary theories and methods employed by historians of race-based slavery Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the relationship between the institution of race-based slavery and the emergence of modern capitalism in the United States. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Appreciate the multitude of contributions made by people of African descent in the social, political, and economic development of the United States of America. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Understand the creation, development, and legacies of race-based slavery in the United States. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Understand the primary theories and methods employed by historians of race-based slavery Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027