Capitalism, Labor, and Class Politics in 19th-20th Century US

Graduate / Professional

This is an intensive readings course, oriented around the concept of political economy. In some cases, the emphasis is on the relations between business, labor, and the state; in others, the connections between community, work, and the state. We focus on U.S. capitalism in its modern form--corporate, concentrated in ownership, global in reach, constitutive of state, market, families, and class. Yet we investigate different modes of capitalist accumulation and creation of landscapes, territories, boundaries. Readings will enable us to look at how regionalism, race, and class power shaped the development of American capitalism. W 9:25am-11:20am