LABRST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Deflation, Northern Ontario, Dust Bowl

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Labour Studies
• Course: LABRST 1A03
• Professor: David Goutor

Document Summary

Roaring 20"s (good time, time when people partied, lived lafishly) Popular culture main media was the radio, movie, newspaper (good time, time when people partied, lived lavishly) Before the 20"s, most celebrities were royalty (kings and queens), or rags to riches stories ( idols of production ) Idols of consumption (famous for how they lived, who they were) Are significant in the labour sense (workers identify with them, spend leisure time hearing about them) People start to buy things increasingly because celebrities have them (fashion in particular) This part of the culture (more and more people become famous because of how they live) Corporations reached their peak in power (highest they"ve ever been) Henry ford shut down all of his plants in order to focus on creating a new branch of car. This drove the entire u. s economy to have a mini recession. 1920"s were a low point for union activity (because of the power these companies have)