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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