| Course Title: Advanced Topics in Economics: American Economic Utopias' |
| Start Date: 09/04/2024 End Date: 12/17/2024 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2024 |
| Description: Utopian visions are historical artifacts. Arguably, in articulating a vision of the perfect life, utopian thinkers and social experimenters always tell us something important about "the anxieties and discontents amidst which they are produced" as well as deep aspirations of their place and age (H.G Wells, 1939). We'll test that argument in this course by situating a selection of nineteenth and early twentieth century American utopian communities within the contexts of their economic and social history. The course will begin with a brief survey of utopian thought by key economic thinkers and end with a work of contemporary science fiction chosen by the class. |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences , SI - Speaking-Intensive , I - Humanities , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Lisa Sullivan | lsullivan@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/04/2024 - 12/17/2024 | Seminar | Wednesday | 07:15PM - 10:05PM | SKNR - Skinner Hall | 210 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: 8 credits in the department at the 200-level or above. | Take previously | Required |
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| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 18 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Utopia Reader Author: Claeys, Gregory Copyright: 2017 Edition: 2 Volume: ISBN: 9781479837076 Publisher: NYU |
Required | 31.11 |
| Title: The Blithedale Romance Author: Hawthorne, Nathaniel Copyright: 2009 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0199554862 Publisher: Oxford |
Required | 9.95 |
| Title: Man's Rights: or, How Would You Like It? Author: Cridge, Annie Denton Copyright: 2016 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 1541074955 Publisher: CreateSpace |
Required | 6.99 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |