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Readings for specific dates may vary slightly from the
following table as the pace of the class dictates. Students are responsible for keeping up
with any such changes, which will also be posted on this web site.
Underlined readings are links to web sites. Students are
responsible for learning how to use the World Wide Web to get readings. Students should
print out copies of the readings to bring to class. Plan ahead--the Web is a great
learning resource, but glitch happens. Do not tell me you could not get the reading
because the server went down ten minutes before class.
Readings marked "reserve" are available from the
circulation desk of Chesnutt Library. Students should also make copies to bring to class.
Assignments for presentations and critiques are indicated
by the student's initials in the right-hand columns. See Requirements
for more information.
| Unit |
Date |
Topic: Reading |
Assignments |
01 |
Aug 28 |
Introduction |
Pres. |
Crit. |
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02 |
Sep 4 |
Problems of
Textbook History: An Exercise in Historiography - Selection of readings from textbooks -
available from Dr. Corse. |
Group |
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03 |
Sep 11 |
An Example
of Historical Debate: Daniel Goldhagen, "Ordinary Germans and
the Holocaust"; Recent Writings
by Daniel Goldhagen, esp. "The New
Discourse of Avoidance"; Norman Finkelstein, "Articles and Reviews relating to the
Goldhagen Thesis" (see esp. Finkelstein's Response To
Goldhagen); Blumenthal, "A
Scholarly Dispute on the Cause of the Holocaust"; H-Net Discussion Log--keyword search on
"Goldhagen" and "Finkelstein" |
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04
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Sep 18 |
Problems of Historical
Knowledge: Wilson, chs. 1-2; Thucydides: On
Inventing Speeches, from History of the Peloponnesian War; Lord
Acton: Inaugural
Lecture on the Study of History; Gerald W. Schlabach: A
Sense of History: Some Components; James H. Robinson: Why
Study History Through Primary Sources; The
Need for Source Criticism: A Letter from Alexander to Aristotle? |
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05 |
Sep 25 |
History and
Theory--Interpretations of Andrew Jackson: Frederick Jackson Turner,
"The Significance of the Frontier in American History"; Alexis
de Tocqueville, Principal Causes Which Tend to Maintain the Democratic
Republic in the United States; Henry Nash Smith, Virgin Land: The
American West as Symbol and Myth (1950). Read the "Prologue
and Chapter XI.
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06 |
Oct 2 |
Social History and
Visual Evidence: Wilson, ch 4; Riis, How the Other Half Lives;
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07 |
Oct 9 |
Actors--Gender:
Wilson, ch. 5; "The Sexual Solipsism of Freud";
Solange Alberdo "Beatriz de Padilla: Mistress and Mother"
(Handout from Dr. Corse) |
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08 |
Oct 16 |
History and the Human
Sciences: Wilson, ch. 3; Geertz,
Thick Description |
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09 |
Oct 21 |
Intellectual History:
Modern European Intellectual History: An Introduction;
Stephen E. Lucas, "The Stylistic
Artistry of the Declaration of Independence"; The Declaration of
Independence |
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10 |
Oct 30 |
Rational Actor Theory
and Public Policy--The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb: The
Last Act - The Enola Gay
and the Atomic Bomb (A comparison of the texts of the cancelled and
final versions); H-Asia
Smithsonian Enola Gay Exhibit Controversy; |
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11 |
Nov 6 |
Social History and Oral
Evidence: Wilson, ch 4; American Slave
Narratives: An Online Anthology; |
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12 |
Nov 13 |
Postmodernism and
History: Wilson 6; Foucault, "What Is an
Author?"; Mary Klages, Summary
and Analysis of "What is an Author?"; John R. Durant, Summary
and Analysis of "What is an Author?" Tim Spurgin, "Readers
Guide to 'What is an Author?'" Jean Baudrillard, DisneyWorld Company |
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13 |
Nov 20 |
Problems of
Textbook History Revisited: Forum on textbooks. |
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14 |
Nov 27 |
History and the Future:
Wilson, review; TBA |
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15 |
Dec 4 |
Virtual
Discussion--History and Quantification: Wilson, ch. 3; Dowdle, "The
Protomodern Presidency" (reserve); |
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16 |
Dec 11 |
Student
Presentations |
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17 |
Dec 18 |
Student
Presentations |
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