COURSE OUTLINE


Date, Topic and Reading




Wednesday, August 29, 7 PM: Film: Little Caesar (1930) - SH-221.
Link to Reviews
Audio.





Thursday, Aug. 30 "YA CAN DISH IT OUT, BUT YOU'RE GETTIN' SO YA CAN'T TAKE IT NO MORE": Introduction




Tuesday, Sept. 4 "STORMY WEATHER": The Great Depression and American History

Audio.

READING: The Great Depression, pp. xiii-24.

Depression & New Deal, pp. 7-15.


Wednesday, September 5, 7 PM: FILM: Freaks (1932) - SH-221.
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Thursday, Sept. 6 "AIN'T WE GOT FUN?" --The Twenties and the Consumption Ethic
Audio.

READING: The Great Depression, pp. 25-50.
Depression & New Deal, pp. 16-21.


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Collage of Scenes from Class Skits


MUSIC: Irving Berlin, "Blue Skies" (vocal: Betty Hutton)