Drunk History: A Global History of Alcohol

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The course provides a ‘global’ survey of the history of alcohol, especially in its relationship with labor, political policies, and the economy. Course will explore how these substances became implicated in the formation of gendered, racial, and ethnic identities, as well as in the contexts of imperialism and nationalism. This course will also survey the relationship between inebriation and incarceration, and how alcohol facilitated labor exploitation and racial oppression.