The Great Depression - 2007 Syllabus - Page 2


COURSE OUTLINE


Date, Topic and Reading

Tuesday, Aug. 28 WHAT'S SO DEPRESSING ABOUT A DEPRESSION?: Introduction


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"

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


Tuesday, Aug. 28 "STORMY WEATHER": The Great Depression and American History

Audio.

READING: Depression & New Deal, pp. 7-15.


Wednesday, September 5, 7 PM: FILM: Freaks (1932) - SH-221.
Link to Reviews







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