Spring 2027

US Labor and Working-class History

Introductory survey of US labor and working-class history focusing on class formation, labor movements, and the intersections of race, gender, and economic class.

offering recorded3–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 April Haynes3.1/5

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What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe historical processes of class formation and their interaction with the emergence of racial categories.

  • Explain the role of race and gender in US-American labor movements from the seventeenth century to the present.

  • Interpret primary sources produced by workers of various racial-ethnic backgrounds.

  • Analyze data collected to make claims about diverse workers' contributions to US economic history.

  • Recognize and question assumptions in primary and secondary sources about persistently marginalized working-class communities.

  • Articulate one’s own class position in historical perspective.

  • Apply the concepts of class formation and intersectionality to multicultural workplaces, politics, and/or creative endeavors beyond the classroom.

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HISTORY 194

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An introductory survey of labor and working-class history. Describes processes of class formation and trajectories of labor movements. Interprets the contributions of diverse workers to American economy, culture, and politics. Maintains a central analytic focus on the intersections of race and gender with economic class in US History.

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Topics

  • Processes of class formation and trajectories of labor movements.
  • Contributions of diverse workers to American economy, culture, and politics.
  • Intersections of race and gender with economic class in US History.
  • Role of race and gender in US-American labor movements from the seventeenth century to the present.

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  • Describe historical processes of class formation and their interaction with racial categories.
  • Interpret primary sources produced by workers of various racial-ethnic backgrounds.
  • Analyze data collected to make claims about diverse workers' contributions to US economic history.
  • Apply concepts of class formation and intersectionality to contexts beyond the classroom.

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HISTORY 194 · Spring 2027

US Labor and Working-Class History

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