Course 2: New York at Work and Play (1940-1950)
Fall 2002
Instructors: Richard Greenwald, Maggie DeLuca, Amanda Dargan
The goal of this course is to familiarize 3rd-8th grade teachers with opportunities for using New York’s history in the classroom. We will study the history of New York City through both primary and secondary sources, using a traditional and activity-based approaches.
The following syllabus
includes a description of the lecture topic, sources, and websites you
may wish to explore later.
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Features guest Speaker Phil Hoose, author of We Were There, Too! |
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Working
on the Homefront, WW II We will discuss how the war changed the work lives of millions of Americans, what the nature of the call to sacrifice was, how the war affected male and female workers, and how it affected communities and families. |
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Working
on the Homefront, WW II We will focus on how the war has been portrayed in film, and the ways that these portrayals have changed over time. In addition, we will discuss whether or not Hollywood influences public opinion on important issues such as war, or if movies simply give the people what they want. Finally, we will question whether or not movie makers have a larger responsibility than simply to entertain. |
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Working on
the New York City Waterfront We will discuss what it took to be a NYC longshoreman and why the workers took abuse for so long. The larger social and economic consequence of this problem will also be examined. Other topics that will be discussed are the impact of containerization on NYC’s geography and the relationship between technology and work. |
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Labor Unions The history of labor unions will be discussed.
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Child Labor
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