April 28, 2000

American-Studies Course at Princeton Tackles Nation's Preoccupation With Wealth

American Studies 351Princeton University"The Big Money: America's Ambivalence About Wealth":

Money may make the world go round, but how does that make people feel? Pretty uncertain, judging by the essays 13 students wrote for admission into this seminar at Princeton.

Marcia Y. Cantarella, an assistant dean and a lecturer in American studies, developed the course after teaching others about work and consumption. During those classes, she detected her