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Class number:
3151
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Title: The Military-Indust Complex |
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Department: Political Science |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Lecture |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 19 |
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Current enrollment: 19 |
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Available seats: 0 |
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Start date: Monday, January 22, 2024 |
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End date: Friday, May 10, 2024 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: MW: 1:30PM-2:45PM, SH - N128 |
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Instructor(s): Kripp, Jacob |
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Prerequisite(s): None |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Social Sciences Requirement |
Course Description:
How is war made? How did it become possible that the United States will spend $842 billion on war making in 2023? How did Connecticut come to play such a prominent role in the military industrial complex? This course explores these questions by examining the political, social, and economic relations that sustain war on a global scale. We unravel the entanglements between the U.S. military, industry, labor, the university, racism, and empire from the Cold War to the present. Focusing on the role of Connecticut in the "gunbelt" we map how local weapons research and manufacturing shapes global violence. |