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Course name
HIST 463 Consumerism in Modern America
Institution
University of Oregon
Instructor
Annelise Heinz
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2023-09-28 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-12-15 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
30


In this class, we will dive into the history of American consumerism by studying advertising, commodities, popular culture, and economic systems. We will focus especially on the mid-twentieth century, a period of massive growth and consolidation of the consumer economy. Students will be working to edit and/or write articles related to the history of consumerism in the mid-20th-century United States, from the Depression through the 1970s.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Alex Winetrout Consumer electronics Kleptomania, Consumer Reports
Huckstuhr We Bring Good Things to Life Consumer activism, New Deal
Wcubias Consumer Reports Rationing in the United States, G.I. Bill
Epear Consumer activism Rationing in the United States, Department store
Doas52 New Deal Effects of legalized cannabis, We Bring Good Things to Life
JKBrenner Rationing in the United States New Deal, Kleptomania
Jacksonfarr1 Effects of legalized cannabis Consumer Reports, Department store
Jberrien23 Kleptomania