ENGL 429 - Slavery and Labor in American Film and Literature

Institution:

Seattle University

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Description:

An interdisciplinary study of the politics of work in America, both forced and free, and the literary and film treatments of these issues. Slave narratives, slave owner narratives, and labor texts, such as Upton Sinclair's The Jungle will be considered, along with films such as Amistad, Matewan, and Wall Street. NW.

Credits:

5.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.seattleu.edu

Phone Number:

(206) 296-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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