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歷史學者檢視資本主義 2013/05/23
History Scholars Scrutinize Capitalism
【By JENNIFER SCHUESSLER／任中原譯】
(前略)
In 1996, when the Harvard University historian Sven Beckert proposed an undergraduate seminar called the History of American Capitalism , colleagues were skeptical. “They thought no one would be interested,” he said.

1996年哈佛大學歷史學者貝克特提議召開一場名為「美國資本主義史」的大學部學生座談會時，同事均持懷疑態度。他說：「他們認為沒人會感興趣。」

But the seminar drew nearly 100 applicants for 15 spots and grew into one of the biggest lecture courses at Harvard, which in 2008 created a full-fledged Program on the Study of Capitalism. That initiative led to others, as courses and programs at other schools around the United States also began drawing crowds.

然而僅有十五個席位的座談會，卻吸引了近百人申請，之後並發展成哈佛最叫座的課之一，到2008年哈佛更開設了十分完整的「資本主義研究」學程。此一風潮並向四方散播，美國其他學校所開的這類課及學程也開始叫座。
(下略)

seminar在本文中譯為「座談會」明顯未能達意且有誤導之嫌。