The Great Depression - 2009 Syllabus - page 7



Tuesday, Nov. 10 1936 AND THE W.P.A.

READING: The Great Depression, pp. 264-286;
Depression & New Deal, pp. 69-77, 161-163.








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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11


THIRTIES SWING PARTY
& MARATHON DANCE

Audio
7 PM - Weems House
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Thursday, Nov. 12 "IT DON'T MEAN A THING IF IT AIN'T GOT THAT SWING":

Music in the Thirties Audio



Tuesday, Nov. 17 ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE THIRTIES

READING: Depression & New Deal, pp. 145-147;
begin Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath.



Wednesday, November 18, 7 PM: Films: DOUBLE FEATURE:
Snow White (1937) and
She Done Him Wrong (1933) -- SH-221.


Audio





Audio. Thursday, Nov. 19 THE POLITICS OF THE LAND TURTLES
READING: Continue The Grapes of Wrath.
Audio




Tuesday, Nov. 24 MA JOAD, ROSE OF SHARON, AND THE WOMEN OF THE DEPRESSION
Audio
READING: Finish The Grapes of Wrath;
Depression & New Deal, pp. 101-113, 163-167.



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