AMST 354 - Working,Buying,and Becoming:Human Rights,Race,Labor & the High Life from Plantation to Internt

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Trinity College

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Description:

How do we talk about what we do for a living, what we buy and what race we give ourselves Does our skin color, our job or our Jeep Cherokee define us We seek to understand how these factors influence our perceptions of who we are, how we fit into society and the rights we enjoy in society. Race, gender and the market economy - and the ways these concepts change throughout American history - will become key issues for us to consider. Our reading will cover a broad swath of time, from Crevecoeur and Equiano in the 18th century to Thoreau, and Frederick Douglass in the 19th century and Francisco Jiménez and "Rivethead" in the 20th century. 1.00 units, Lecture

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1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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