HIS 224 Recession, Memory, and Film
This course explores the origins, repercussions, and memory of the Great Recession of 2007-2009. The course traces how the concept of debt evolved over the course of the twentieth century, how debt was commodified, and the development of the policy environment that led to the near collapse of the global economy. The course also focuses on how large scale financial upheavals are understood and remembered culturally, paying particular attention to the medium of the films produced during the crisis and those films focused on the crisis.