Academic Calendar 2015/2016 - Canadian Working Class History

HIST 3287  Canadian Working Class History

Prerequisites:

12 credits of History with at least 3 credits at the 2000-level; or any 54 credits completed.

Hours:

Three hours of lecture per week for one term.

Credits:

3

Description:

This course is designed to provide students with an overview of working class history in Canada from its earliest origins to the present. It will examine the transformation of work, the rise of scientific management, the introduction of new technologies into the workplace, and the history of the labour movement. It will also look at larger working-class communities in relation to race, gender, and class.