US LABOR AND WORKING-CLASS HISTORY
An introductory survey of labor and working-class history. Describes processes of class formation and trajectories of labor movements. Interprets the contributions of diverse workers to American economy, culture, and politics. Maintains a central analytic focus on the intersections of race and gender with economic class in US History.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Civics & Perspectives Ethnic St - Ethnic Studies Breadth - Humanities or Social Science Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe historical processes of class formation and their interaction with the emergence of racial categories. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain the role of race and gender in US-American labor movements from the seventeenth century to the present. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Interpret primary sources produced by workers of various racial-ethnic backgrounds. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze data collected to make claims about diverse workers' contributions to US economic history. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Recognize and question assumptions in primary and secondary sources about persistently marginalized working-class communities. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Articulate one’s own class position in historical perspective. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Apply the concepts of class formation and intersectionality to multicultural workplaces, politics, and/or creative endeavors beyond the classroom. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe historical processes of class formation and their interaction with the emergence of racial categories. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain the role of race and gender in US-American labor movements from the seventeenth century to the present. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Interpret primary sources produced by workers of various racial-ethnic backgrounds. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze data collected to make claims about diverse workers' contributions to US economic history. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Recognize and question assumptions in primary and secondary sources about persistently marginalized working-class communities. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Articulate one’s own class position in historical perspective. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Apply the concepts of class formation and intersectionality to multicultural workplaces, politics, and/or creative endeavors beyond the classroom. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027