Michael Salinger, the Jacqueline and Arthur Bahr Professor of Markets, Public Policy, and Law at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business, is eager to educate the next generation of leaders through his innovative new course at BU. Capitalism: Justifications and Cinematic Impressions, a course that explores the intersection of traditional economic theory and cinematic analysis, is furthering the conversation of the role of capitalism in society.
In an article on Insights@Questrom, Professor Salinger walks readers through his inspiration for the course and the role that the Ravi K. Mehrotra Institute of Business, Markets and Society had in creating it.
Through his interview, Professor Salinger’s passion and drive to inspire his students is palpable. He describes the necessity for a business to give students “an understanding of the role business plays in promoting broader societal goals”, a mission that strongly ties to the Mehrotra Institute.
For students interested in enrolling in the course, Professor Salinger describes the two-part nature of the class, with a clear focus on capitalism and its benefits, followed by second part primarily dedicated to movies. “Each week we had a theme,” shares Professor Salinger. These topics included “environment, finance, consumer protection, sexism, racism, labor.”
