A historia do capitalismo americano, em Harvard

Teaching the History of Capitalism
Harvard.edu

The history of capitalism first appeared as a framework for teaching. Much of the field’s strength and vitality thus far has been drawn from the enthusiastic reception it received from undergraduate and graduate students. The demand for courses that use historical methods to engage issues of political economy in innovative ways has often been overwhelming. Lectures, seminars, and tutorials on the topic are currently offered at a wide range of schools, including Harvard, Columbia, Princeton, Brown, the University of Chicago, the New School for Social Research, the University of Georgia, the University of Florida, and Vanderbilt. Indeed, the success of the history of capitalism as a field will be determined in classrooms and lecture halls, not merely in the archives and on the pages of scholarly journals. As students on campuses around the world increasingly interrogate the foundations of the current economic system, our success will depend on what we can offer to complement, enhance, and challenge the ways students think about the world around them.

In November 2011, the conference on Teaching the History of Capitalism gathered a small group of scholars in the field at Harvard University to reflect on their own teaching, learn from the wisdom and experience of our colleagues, and develop a clearer sense of the field’s pedagogical aims. The conversation focused on how the history of capitalism might enhance college curriculums. Several scholars who could not attend in person also sent their syllabi and suggestions.

Download and read the full report here.
Sample Syllabi in the History of Capitalism
Sean Adams, Florida University: History of American Capitalism
Sven Beckert, Harvard: History of American Capitalism
Sven Beckert and Christine Desan, Harvard: The Political Economy of Modern Capitalism
Elizabeth Blackmar, Columbia: The Rise of American Capitalism
Joanna Cohen, Queen Mary University of London: Creation of American Capitalism
Alison Frank, Harvard: Commodities in International History
Tami J. Friedman, Brock University: Wealth, Work and Power in the United States
Peter Knight, University of Manchester: Corporate Fictions
Jonathan Levy, Princeton: The History of American Capitalism
'' '' The American Corporation

Stephen Mihm, University of Georgia: The History of Money in America
Julia Ott, The New School: Wall Street in Crisis: A Geneology
'' '' Consumer Culture in American History

Seth Rockman, Brown: Capitalism, 1500-Present
Elizabeth Tandy Shermer, Claremont McKenna College: American Capitalism and Society: From Railroads to Starbucks
Benjamin Waterhouse, University of North Carolina: The History of American Business
'' '' University of North Carolina: Graduate Readings Seminar in American Economic History and the History of Capitalism

David Zimmerman, English, University of Wisconsin: American Capitalism and Its Discontents (Additional Literature)
This is an ongoing project; if you have taught a course dealing with the history of capitalism and are willing to share it, please send us your syllabus .

Attachment:
Teaching the History of Capitalism 2011.pdf