Wikipedia talk:Education program archive/University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)/American Working Class Movements (Fall 2014)/Course description

This course traces the fate of American democracy in a world shaped by economic and social inequalities. Through readings, lectures and film we will examine the changing nature of work and the changing workforce in the U.S. since the late 19th century. We will trace the intertwined fates of an activist federal state and powerful industrial unions between the 1930s and the 1970s, and how this relationship unwound. We will examine how women, African Americans, and immigrants struggled to make the workplace more inclusive, and how activists developed organizing traditions and passed them down across generations. We will also ponder the ways Americans imagine workers, the workplace, and economic inequality in film, art, and popular culture.

Rather than a traditional term paper, students will make a substantive contribution to Wikipedia on a topic related to the course. A substantive contribution can be a new article, or a substantial addition or reworking of an existing article. An excellent contribution will follow Wikipedia’s guidelines on notability, neutral point of view, factual accuracy, and sourcing. It will also be clearly written, and relevant to course content.

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