Field Studies in the Modern Workplace (393-0-1)

Meeting Info

Kresge Centennial Hall 2-343: Thurs 6:30PM - 8:30PM

Overview of class

It is often said that we spend roughly a third of our lives at work. If this is true, we as future workers might want to know what we're in for. Your internship over the next 10 weeks will help you to get a handle on that by actually working. But "actually working" in the context of your internship is in many ways a partial view of what you're in for. Not all jobs are the same, nor is all work; and work environments change over time, as do their meaning to us as individuals. Paired with your internship, then, the aim of this course is to fill in these gaps. This course is an invitation to engage with the concept and practice of work critically so you can better situate your internship and your work beyond Northwestern. Race and gender are not insignificant in the workplace, but instead inform who gets employed and how one is expected to act at work. Therefore, throughout this course we will raise questions regarding the "identity politics" of work.

Class Materials (Required)

Course readings and materials will be provided by the instructor at no cost to the student.

Class Attributes

Social and Behavioral Science Foundational Discipl
Historical Studies Distro Area
Interdisciplinary Distro-rules apply
Social & Behavioral Sciences Distro Area