Incorporation of America: Corporate Capitalism and the American Way of Life
AMST 250
Spring 2025
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01
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This course will examine how corporations have shaped and continue to shape American society and culture. Moreover, we will investigate how corporate capitalism has influenced U.S. relations with other countries. The course will extend from the mid-nineteenth century, when corporate capitalism clashed with alternative ways to organize the economy, to the present, when the neoliberal project faces a major crisis. We will read academic and fictional works, watch movies and TV shows, and analyze works of art that illuminate the history of corporate capitalism. We will explore how corporations have fostered class conflict, imperial expansion, technological change, structural racism, environmental degradation, ideological fundamentalism, among other things. In addition to writing individual papers, we will engage in collaborative and creative works to reflect on how corporations impact our lives. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS AMST |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AMST) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Less than 50% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Primary and secondary sources by authors such as Upton Sinclair, Andrew Carnegie, Booker T. Washington, Jane Addams, William Cronon, Lizabeth Cohen, and David Harvey
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Examinations and Assignments:
Short essays based on readings, lectures, and discussions |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
N/A |
| Instructor(s): Saba,Roberto Times: ..T.R.. 10:20AM-11:40AM; Location: FISK208; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 25 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 4 | FR: 5 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 26 | 1st Ranked: 11 | 2nd Ranked: 7 | 3rd Ranked: 5 | 4th Ranked: 3 | Unranked: 0 |
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