Lehrende/r: PD Dr. Jan Logemann
Veranstaltungsart: Seminar
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Semesterwochenstunden: 2
Unterrichtssprache: Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: - | 30
Anmeldegruppe: AS 410
Prioritätsschema: Senatsrichtlinie Zulassung gemäß Richtlinie über den Zugang zu teilnahmebeschränkten Lehrveranstaltungen vom 07. März 2007. Nähere Informationen hierzu entnehmen Sie bitte www.info.jogustine.uni-mainz.de/senatsrichtlinie
Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches: From the Credit Mobilier scandal in the 1860s to the more recent cases of Enron or FTX, the history of American capitalism has been marked by recurring scandals, famous hucksters, and clever Ponzi schemes. This course looks at corporate scandals and business fraud in U.S. history using various case studies from the 19th to the 21st century. We will explore financial and accounting scandals, consumer fraud and other forms of “shady business.” We will ask how practices of “white collar” crime changed over time and how legal and popular understandings of fraud, corruption or legitimate business changed. We will also consider media dynamics and political efforts to curtail abusive business practices: to what degree did “scandals” indicate outliers or “deviant” business behavior, to what degree was “shady business” perceived as endemic to the American business culture and the U.S. political economy? The course will emphasize the use of primary sources - from company and court records to media and legislative debates - to explore the often-conflicted relationship between American business and society.
