Schedule

INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

WEEK ONE. Week of 8/23

Tues 8/24—Office Hours

  • I’ll be available in my office – Kauke 111 – between 1 and 3pm. Please stop by and introduce yourselves if you can.

Thurs 8/26—Introduction to College and Introduction to Our Course

In Class

  • Introductions, Who are you? What are you here for?
  • An introduction to college
  • Practical questions?
  • Introduction to our syllabus
  • And some thoughts on the subject of our course: the memory of war
    • the legacy of wars for individuals, societies, nations
    • the Civil War in the US, for example
    • in Ethiopia, for example

After Class

  • Attend Convocation at Papp Stadium
    • What did you learn about the College of Wooster at Convocation?

SHORT ASSIGNMENTS AFTER Class

  • Make sure that you can log in to Moodle and find our course Moodle site.
  • Bookmark this page on our Voices site – our Course Schedule
  • Please complete this brief survey so I can better get to know you

Sat 8/28—Workday at the Melissa Schultz Nature Preserve

  • Meet at 8:50 in the circle driveway next to Ebert Hall (between the Oak Grove and the tennis courts, across from Lowry)
  • We will leave at 9:00am
  • We’ll return to campus by 11:30am
  • I suggest you wear jeans or long pants and bring a water bottle. I’ll supply work gloves and tools

Sun 8/29—Short Writing Assignment #1: Letter to Yourself

  • Due Sunday 8/29 at noon – upload to Moodle as a pdf
  • Write a letter to yourself. The topic? What do you want for yourself at the College of Wooster? You can take this anyway you want. Feel free to talk about where you come from, where you hope to go, why you are going to college, your doubts, questions, uncertainties about any of this. Note: this assignment will only be read by the professor and the TA.

WEEK TWO. Week of 8/30

Tues 8/31—Homegoing and Intergenerational Trauma

PREPARATION

  • Yaa Gyasi, Homegoing
    • Make sure you’ve re-read the last two chapters of her novel
    • Come to class with a few notes on the book
    • Identify three characters – from three chapters not including the last chapters – that interest you for one reason or another. I’m going to ask you why

In Class

  • Review Syllabus Requirements, Grading, Policies – and Practical Questions
  • Learn Names
  • Discuss Gyasi
    • A family history of trauma
    • A history of West Africa and slavery
    • Intergenerational Trauma
  • Introduction to Writing for College
    • What are qualities of good writing? Clear, direct, concrete, not-overcomplicated
    • Sentences, paragraphs, structures, organization
    • Plagiarism?
    • Citation
    • 5 ¶ essay

Interesting links

After Class—Beginning The First Year Library Challenge

This week we are going to begin the First Year Library Challenge. I require each of you to complete all six missions of the Challenge. You will have about three weeks to complete the challenge, until September 23.

The Libraries run this self-paced introduction to basic library research skills during the first several weeks of classes.  It’s meant to be completed outside of class time and to provide a foundation for further library instruction to build upon.  Missions include such tasks as: learning how to check out a book, requesting a book from another library,  and meeting their FYS librarian.

To enroll in the First Year Library Challenge, complete the form at: http://bit.ly/FYLC2021

To offer some additional incentive, all students who complete the Challenge with 100% accuracy will be entered into a drawing to win one of three prizes of $50 of apparel from the Bookstore.

Thurs 9/2—Introduction to War and Memory

Preparation

  • We’re going to introduce the subject of war and memory through a handful of readings and videos. Take notes on each in your course notebook. Bring along a few quotations and questions or observations about each. Come ready to discuss!
  • First read John Talbott, “War in History and Memory,” History Today (2017) – in our Moodle Readings Folder
  • Watch Tim O’Brien read from The Things They Carried, from The Vietnam War (dir. Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, 2017) – online at YouTube
  • Watch “Exit 12” (Dir. Mohammad Gorjestani, 2021) – and read the brief description – online at Psyche

In Class

  • Introduce themes of war and memory in the course
  • What is history – and what is memory?
  • What is significance of war?
  • Discuss war memorials and the civic commemoration of war
  • Discuss trauma and healing – through dance for example

Sun 9/5—Short Writing Assignment #2

  • Due Sunday 9/5 at noon – upload to Moodle as a pdf
  • 1. Write one question that you would ask of Yaa Gyasi.
  • 2. Reflect on our Thursday discussion. How are wars remembered – by individuals or societies? (2 paragraphs)

PART 1. THE VIETNAM WAR & ITS AFTEREFFECTS

WEEK THREE. Week of 9/6

Tues 9/7—Introduction to War in Vietnam – the American War

PREPARATION

  • A simple assignment.
    • Find a book – yes, a physical copy of a book – in the library, check it out, and bring it to our class. The book you check out should fit in one of the following categories:
      • A history of the war in Vietnam
      • A memoir of war
      • A collection of poetry about war
      • A novel about war
      • A work on art history and war – which might include the art of war, memorials, or something related
      • An academic study of historical memory
      • Note: there is no requirement to read your book, but I do want you to show it to the class. You can return it to the library after class
  • Read and watch to learn about the Vietnam War. You should come to class ready to explain the following questions and more. Write down the name of what you read and watched. And take notes on this history.
    • Where is Vietnam?
    • What was the role of France in this region?
    • What led to US involvement in Vietnam?
    • What was the political division of Vietnam?
    • What was the shape of the Vietnam War?
    • What was the role of Vietnamese leaders? Who should we know about?
    • What was the role of American leaders? Who should we know about?
    • What was the outcome of the war
  • Some possibilities
    • Read William Keylor, “Cold War and Non-Alignment in Southeast Asia” (in Moodle readings) or
    • Read encyclopedia entries on the Vietnam War on Credo at the Library
    • Watch The Vietnam War on Kanopy or
    • Watch Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, The Vietnam War

In Class

  • We will reconstruct the history of the war in Vietnam

Thurs 9/9—Legacies of War in Vietnam

PREPARATION

  • Read Viet Thanh Nguyen, Nothing Ever Dies, prologue and just memory, pp. 1-19

In Class

  • Sign up for Woo 101 Sessions – and class reports
  • Questions about Vietnam War
  • Discuss Nguyen, Ethics of Memory

Sun 9/12—Short Writing Assignment #3

  • Due Sunday 9/12 at noon – upload to Moodle as a pdf
  • Write a strong, well written paragraph that answers the following question: What, according to Nguyen, is a just memory?

WEEK FOUR. Week of 9/13

Tues 9/14—The Ethics of Memory 1

PREPARATION

  • Continue work in First Year Library Challenge. You should have completed 2 or 3 assignments.
  • Read Nguyen, Nothing Ever Dies, Chap. 1, “On Remembering One’s Own”
    • Take good notes on the reading. You don’t need a lot, but perhaps a page of notes in which you: jot down the key ideas, a few quotations, and your own questions and observations

In Class

  • First: Library Instruction with Denise Monbarren
    • Basic Intro to the Library
    • Topics include: LibGuide, finding reference materials and Books and E-Books, key word search strategy, subject headings, ordering materials from other libraries
  • Discuss the ethics of memory

after Class

  • Woo 101 – Stress Management with Rachel David
  • 11-11:50, APEX Commons
  • Class reps: Katherine & Lindsay

Thurs 9/16—The Ethics of Memory 2

PREPARATION

  • Read Nguyen, Nothing Ever Dies, Chap. 2, “On Remembering Others”
    • Bring three questions for discussion – open-ended questions to ask of others in the class
  • Take stock – how is this college thing going?
    • Make a note of any questions you have

In Class

After Class?

  • No weekend writing assignment due

WEEK FIVE. Week of 9/20

Tues 9/21—War Memories

PREPARATION

  • Read the following chapter, with your group
    • Group 1. Read Nguyen, Nothing Ever Dies, Chap. 4, “On War Machines”
      • Brandon
      • Aidan
      • Anderson
    • Group 2. Read Nguyen, Nothing Ever Dies, Chap. 5, “On Becoming Human”
      • Clay
      • Nadia
      • Vince
    • Group 3. Read Nguyen, Nothing Ever Dies, Chap. 6, “On Assymetry”
      • Julian
      • Sam
    • Group 4. Read Nguyen, Nothing Ever Dies, Chap. 7, “On Victims and Voices”
      • McKenna
      • Lindsay
      • Katherine
    • Group 5. Read Nguyen, Nothing Ever Dies, Chap. 8, “On True War Stories”
      • Jeff
      • Cody
      • Alexis
    • Group 6. Read Nguyen, Nothing Ever Dies, Chap. 9, “On Powerful Memory”
      • Yoshi
      • Zack
      • Ruth
  • Together with your group members prepare to present your chapter to the class in about 6 to 8 minutes. This will require reading the chapter, taking notes, and then meeting together and organizing a short group presentation.
  • Your presentation should include a summary of the main idea of the chapter and key examples and analysis to explain it. Please prepare about 3 powerpoint slides to serve as a visual aid to students. Don’t fill these with text – just an image and key ideas. You may if you want include a quotation slide with a couple lines from Nguyen. Send me your slides by email before 9:15 on Tuesday.
  • In class you should all take turns to present the chapter to your classmates.

In Class

  • Presentations on Nguyen

after Class

  • Woo 101 – Academic Etiquette with Kate Gullatta
  • 11-11:50, APEX Commons
  • Class reps: Nadia & Zack

Thurs 9/23—Just Forgetting

PREPARATION

  • Read Nguyen, Nothing Ever Dies
    • “Just Forgetting,” pp. 279-300
    • “Epilogue,” pp. 301-304

In Class

  • Quiz on Nguyen
  • Presentation on Time Management (Nadia & Zack)
  • Writing for college – Plagiarism – What it is and how to avoid it
  • What does it all add up to – for Viet Than Nguyen?
  • And for us?

After Class

  • If you haven’t already completed the required First Year Library Challenge, this is the time to wrap it up. Remember this is a required assignment.

Sun 9/26—Short Writing Assignment Due & Movie Night

Details

  • Short writing assignment due on Sunday, September 26 at 12pm noon
  • In a well-organized, well-written paragraph, present a “work of memory” from the Vietnam War. Feel free to describe an example that you know through your reading in Nguyen or one you read about last week. Cite your sources (whatever they are) using simple parenthetical citations and make sure that you use quotations for any use of more than three words in a row.

Movie Night

  • Sunday, 9/26 at 8pm is movie night – we’ll meet in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall (it’s the building across from Taylor, next to Freedlander Theater) – be there by 7:55 so we can start movie promptly at 8pm. This is a required event. If you have an important conflict come talk to me before Friday.
  • Three Seasons, Dir. Tony Bui (1999)

WEEK SIX. Week of 9/27

Tues 9/28—Hollywood and Vietnam

PREPARATION

  • Review your notes on our Sunday night film
  • Take a look at the handout, “Keys to Good Writing” – you have a hard-copy from class, and it is also on our Handouts page
  • Review the first paper assignment and think about what you’d like to write about

In Class

  • First Announcements
  • Visit from Writing Center – How to Build an Argument
  • Discuss Hollywood and Vietnam
  • Discuss “Three Seasons”
  • For later: Take away on Nguyen – Radical empathy

after Class

  • Woo 101 – Techniques for Reading and Studying with Carla Reyes
  • 11-11:50, APEX Commons
  • Class reps: Jeff & Yoshi

Some Links

Thurs 9/30—Visit of Vietnam Veteran, Bob Romig

PREPARATION

  • Read Bob Romig, “One Person’s Journey With a Rock”
  • Read Jim Caputo, “Storytime” (2019) – you’ll find both in the Moodle Readings folder as usual
  • Keep thinking about your paper assignment, which is due next week. In particular, I’d like you to write a page of your initial notes
    • What “work of memory” do you want to focus on?
    • What do you want to say about it?
    • What kind of research do you need to learn more about it?
    • How might you fit this in to the theme of “just memory”?
  • Please come to class with two or three questions for Bob Romig

In Class

  • Visit from Bob Romig – from 9:30 to 10:20
  • Presentation on Techniques for Reading and Studying (Jeff & Yoshi)

Sat 10/2—Workday Melissa Schultz Nature Preserve

Details

  • Meet at 8:50 in the circle driveway next to Ebert Hall (between the Oak Grove and the tennis courts, across from Lowry)
  • We will leave at 9:00am
  • We’ll return to campus by 11:30am
  • I suggest you wear jeans or long pants and bring a water bottle. I’ll supply work gloves and tools
  • No writing assignment this weekend!

PART 2. SELECTED STUDIES IN WAR AND MEMORY

WEEK SEVEN. Week of 10/4

Tues 10/5—Visit to Special Collections

PREPARATION

  • No additional reading
  • Work on Short Paper assignment. You’ll want to have
    • Notes – background information, quotations examples, bibliographical info so you can cite your sources (very important). This assignment does not require extensive research but you should rely on Nguyen, Credo Reference, Summon, and any other reputable sources that help
    • A statement of your thesis – one or two sentences that lay out your main idea. Think of it as an answer to the question: How should we think about xxx as a work of memory?
    • Outline – nothing elaborate, just a set of points that you want to make in your paper

IMPORTANT NOTE!

  • We will meet today in Special Collections, on the Lower Level of Andrews Library
    • Half the class will be in Longbrake Commons to talk over the paper assignment, half will be in the Special Collections Reading Room to learn about Wooster in war
    • Halfway through class we will swap rooms

after Class

  • Woo 101 – Time Management with Kate Gullatta
  • 11-11:50, APEX Commons
  • Class reps: Anderson & Sam

Wed 10/6—Optional Visit to Melissa Schultz Nature Preserve

Details

  • Meet at 2:25pm in the circle driveway next to Ebert Hall (between the Oak Grove and the tennis courts, across from Lowry)
  • We will leave at 2:30pm
  • We’ll return to campus by 4:30pm
  • I suggest you wear jeans or long pants and bring a water bottle. I’ll supply work gloves and tools

Thurs 10/7—9/11 and beyond

PREPARATION

  • Read Hannah Hartig and Carroll Doherty, “Two Decades Later, The Enduring Legacy of 9/11” (Pew Research Report, 2021) – online at Pew Research Center

In Class

  • Presentation on Time Management (Anderson & Sam)
  • Paper questions?
    • Argument = Thesis + Evidence x Analysis
  • 9/11 and its aftermath
    • In public opinion – see Pew Research Center
    • In history
      • 9/11 – al Qaeda
      • Gulf War – just war theory, blowback
      • 1920 – post WW1 remaking of Middle East borders
  • Planning for after break. Some topics:
    • Afghanistan and Iraq
    • Napoleonic Wars
    • Confederate Monuments
    • WW1 for soldiers and the home front
    • The Holocaust in memory
    • Enola Gay controversy
    • The Spanish Civil War
    • The Israel-Lebanon War of the 1980s
    • The Balkan Wars and their aftermath

For more

Friday 10/8—Short Paper Due

Details

FALL BREAK. Week of 10/11

Have a great break!

Stay tuned – I will send you an email to introduce you to the work that we are doing in the weeks after the break.

WEEK EIGHT. Week of 10/18

Mon 10/18 at 6:30pm—Virtual Discussion With Yaa Gyasi

Details

Tues 10/19—Yaa Gyasi & Afghanistan & Iraq in US History

PREPARATION

  • No reading – just be sure to attend the Gyasi talk on Monday night – and bring along your comments and questions

In Class

  • Debriefing from Fall Break and first half of semester
  • Discuss Yaa Gyasi’s talk
  • Introduction to next part of course – and to Research Paper
  • Introduction to war in Afghanistan and Iraq

after Class

  • Woo 101 – Global Engagement with Candace Chenoweth
    • 11-11:50, APEX Commons
    • Class reps: Alexis & Brandon

Thurs 10/21—Afghanistan & Iraq 20 Years After 9/11

PREPARATION

  • Listen to “Afghan War Vet On What It Means To Serve” NPR (September 10, 2021) – online at NPR
  • Read “Death and suffering in Iraq a painful legacy of 9/11 attacks” Associated Press (September 12, 2021) – online at AP
  • Read Timothy Kudo, “Opinion: The Truth That Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Know” New York Times (November 24, 2020)- online at NYTimes
  • Read other articles if you are interested – take notes and be prepared to discuss in class
  • For reference, you can check out:
    • “Timeline: The U.S. War in Afghanistan” at the Council of Foreign Relations (2021) – online at CFR
    • “Timeline: The Iraq War” at the Council of Foreign Relations (2021) online at CFR

In Class

  • Presentation on Global Engagement (Alexis & Brandon)
  • War in Afghanistan & Iraq
  • Theories of Collective and Individual Memory (Maurice Halbwachs, collective memory, cultural scripts) (Prof. Shaya)

WEEK 9. Week of 10/25

Tues 10/26—Afghanistan in War and Memory

PREPARATION

  • Before class watch the film
    • Restrepo (2010, US). Dir. Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington, 93 mins.
    • Available online at Films on Demand – see CONSORT entry here if you have trouble
    • Remember to take a few notes. At the very least you should take note of the story that is told – a few quotations that seem important to you – and your comments
  • Optional: watch discussion of film from Sebastian Junger, Major Dan Kearney, and Sgt Misha Pemble-Belkin – online at YouTube

In Class

  • Woo 101 on Global Engagement (Alexis and Brandon)
  • A few words on memory? (Prof. Shaya)
  • Introduction to Restrepo (Prof. Shaya)
  • Talk about the Research Paper Assignment
  • Collect Notebooks at the end of class

after Class

  • Woo 101 – Experiential Learning and Community Engagement, Cathy McConnell
  • 11-11:50, APEX Commons
  • Class reps:  Julian & Ruth

Thurs 10/28—One Marine’s Story of the War in Iraq

PREPARATION

  • Get your costume ready
  • Listen to Matt Young, Eat The Apple – reading and interview – online at KPBS (57 mins)
    • If you listen to nothing else (!), listen to the last installment from 45min on
    • Remember to take a few notes – as always. Who is Young? What does he say about training? About his role in Iraq? About masculinity? What does he say about the stories about the war?
  • If you want to read the story “Clean,” you can find it online at Granta
  • If you want to learn more about Matt Young, there are several short reviews of Eat the Apple from newspapers and magazines and radio shows

In Class

  • Halloween costumes and candy
  • Presentation on Experiential Learning & Community Engagement (Julian & Ruth)
  • Introduction to Matt Young by
    • Nadia Delacruz
    • Sam Peppers
  • Talk about the Research Paper Assignment

After Class

  • SWA due on Sunday at noon – first thoughts on Final Paper Assignment
    • Not a formal writing assignment. You can respond in note or bullet point form
    • But do respond: with your first ideas for your paper and a list of initial sources you’ve found

WEEK TEN. Week of 11/1

Tues 11/2—The Civil War & The Lost Cause

PREPARATION

  • Read the Southern Poverty Law Center Report, “Whose Heritage: Public Symbols of the Confederacy” – online here
  • For more you could read:
    • “Statement from the President General” (2020-2022), United Daughters of the Confederacy – online at the UDC
    • “Divided by a Common Past: Race and the Unfinished Revolution of Reconstruction” in Routledge Histories: The Routledge History of the American South – online at Credo Reference

In Class

  • What are we doing here?
  • Talk Registration
  • Final Paper – next steps – the Research Question
  • Introduction to the SPLC Report on Confederate symbols by
    • Jeff Allison
    • Cody Mox
    • Ruth Getachew
  • Discuss Confederate symbols

after Class

  • All of you are strongly encouraged to attend!
    • Woo 101 – Pre-Registration Advising Workshop
    • 11-11:50, APEX Commons
    • Class reps:  Aidan & Cody

Thurs 11/4—The Holocaust and American Slavery?

PREPARATION

  • Read book review of Susan Neiman’s Learning from the Germans – online at NYTimes (and pdf in our Readings Folder)
  • Read Foreign Policy interview with Susan Neiman (2021) – online at Foreign Policy (and pdf in our Readings Folder)
  • For more you could read:
    • “Memories of Nazi Germany in the Federal Republic of Germany” in Wiley Blackwell Companion to Nazi Germany – online at Credo Reference
  • Do some reading to help you think about your research paper – read the Research Paper Assignment if you haven’t already – come with any questions you have
  • Bring along your laptop to class so we can take a look at Colleague Self-Service

In Class

  • Introduction to Susan Neiman – the Holocaust and American Slavery – by
    • Lindsay Walker
    • Katherine Mortell
  • Talk about Learning from the Germans
  • Overview of Research (Salem)
  • Presentation on Woo 101 Pre-Registration Advising (Aidan & Cody)
  • Briefly (if time) – Talk about registration – look at Colleague Self-Service

WEEK ELEVEN. Week of 11/8

First-Year Advising Week

  • Make sure you are signed up for an advising session with Prof. Shaya – see the link on Moodle
  • Before we meet you should:
    • Fill out the Pre-Registration form I shared in class – with your career development ideas, your ideas for majors/minors/pathway, spring course ideas
    • Check out requirements for majors – at the college Catalog
    • Look carefully through the spring courses and add courses that you think you’d like to take in the spring
    • If you need help navigating Colleague Self-Service (for academic planning, searching courses, and more) – see the Technology Documentation page
    • You can also see the resources at the Academic Advising page – esp the Four-Year Planning Worksheet

Tues 11/9—The Memory of WW1

PREPARATION

  • Read Carl Strikwerda, “World War I and Historical Memory,” Council for European Studies (2017) – online at CES
    • This is a short research note that summarizes a weighty question and an enormous body of work
  • Then you might think about the way WW1 was “remembered” – dabble in one or more of the following and come ready to talk about them. Take 1/2 hour to explore any one example and be ready to talk about it
    • Museums – See Jay Winter, “Museums and the Representations of War,” Museum & Society – online at M&S
    • See the online essays at the British Library on Representation and Memory of World War I – online at the British Library
      • Choose any one of the essays – on memorials, poetry, memoirs, art, silence, etc.
    • “World War I Memorials” – online at Wikipedia
    • Memoirs, novels and films – there are a hundred examples you could explore – All Quiet on the Western Front, Testament of Youth, Johnny Got His Gun, Storm of Steel, There’s a Devil in Every Drum, Paths of Glory, Memoirs of the Maelstrom
  • Continue reading on your Research Paper
  • Bring your laptop and questions about how to use Colleague Self-Service

In Class

  • The Research Paper (Salem)
  • Introduction to World War I and Historical Memory by
    • Aidan Sheil
    • Anderson Macdonald
    • Vincent Baioni
  • We’ll end early – using 10:30 to noon for advising

after Class

  • Woo 101 – Wellness with Rachel David
    • 11-11:50, APEX Commons
    • Class reps:  Clay & Vince

Tues 11/9—Research Paper Assignment Due

  • Research Paper Proposal due Tuesday by midnight (with a grace period to Wednesday morning if you need)
  • Upload as pdf to Moodle
  • See details at Step 2 of the Research Paper Assignment

Thurs 11/11—Hiroshima and Memory After WW2

PREPARATION

  • Read Thomas Olesen, “The Hiroshima Memory Complex,” British Journal of Sociology – online at EbscoHost (and pdf in our Readings Folder)
    • This is an academic article written for professionals. I don’t want you to worry about reading it all – but I want you to spend some quality time to understand the point. You may miss some of the nuance, but try to understand the central argument about Hiroshima and the broader “memory complex.” Take note of a few key lines and examples – and your observations.
  • Take a look at the entry on the “Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park” – at Wikipedia
    • This is a long encyclopedia entry filled with detail. Just read the introduction and take a look at the memorials and monuments that are a part of the park. Again take a few notes on examples and your observations.

In Class

  • Presentation on Wellness (Clay & Vince)
  • Introduction to the global memory of Hiroshima by
    • Julian Grimes
    • Zack Weber
  • We’ll end early – using 10:30 to noon for advising

Sunday 11/14—Movie Night

Movie Night

  • Sunday, 11/14 at 8pm is movie night – we’ll meet in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall (it’s the building across from Taylor, next to Freedlander Theater) – be there by 7:55 so we can start movie promptly at 8pm. This is a required event. If you have an important conflict come talk to me before Friday.
  • The Silence of Others, Dir. Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar (2019) – see film website and trailer here

WEEK TWELVE. Week of 11/15

First-Year Registration Week

  • Make sure you know your registration time and have your classes loaded and ready to go

Tues 11/16—The Memory of Dictatorship in Post-Franco Spain

PREPARATION

  • Before class we will watch “The Silence of Others” – no other preparation
  • Continue work on Research Papers

In Class

  • Introduction to The Silence of Others and contested memory in post-Franco Spain by
    • Alexis Rose
    • Yoshi Babu
    • Vince Baioni
  • Talk Research Papers

Tues 11/16—Research Paper Assignment Due

  • Research Paper Notes due Tuesday by midnight (with a grace period to Wednesday morning if you need)
  • Upload as pdf to Moodle
  • See details at Step 3 of the Research Paper Assignment
  • Submit one page of notes that show the kind of work you’ve been doing

Thurs 11/18—Transitional Justice in Argentina and Beyond

PREPARATION

  • Read “Argentina’s Disappeared: Justice at Last or Amnesty Betrayed”, (2009) Christian Science Monitor – online at CSM (pdf in our Readings Folder)
  • Read “What is Transitional Justice,” International Center for Transitional Justice – online at ICTJ
  • Continue work on Research Papers

In Class

  • Introduction to transitional justice by
    • Clay Utter
    • Brandon Grindall
  • Talk Research Papers

PART 3. OUR RESEARCH

WEEK THIRTEEN. Week of 11/22

Open Registration Begins

Tues 11/23—Research Paper Assignment / Junior & Senior Research Projects

PREPARATION

  • Continue work on Research Paper – in a few pages drafted for your paper, investigate and introduce your primary source – due by start of class on Moodle
  • Next time:
    • Print out a hard copy of your paper draft and bring to class

Due By Start of Class

  • Presentation of your primary source due by start of class (9:30am)
  • Next time: I’ll have you turn in earlier and come to class with hard copy
  • Submit as pdf to Moodle
  • This should be a few pages of a draft of your paper
  • See details at Step 4 of the Research Paper Assignment

In Class

  • Visit from Juniors and Seniors
  • Workshop research papers draft

Thanksgiving Break. Have a great Thanksgiving!

WEEK FOURTEEN. Week of 11/29

Tues 11/30—End of Semester – Final Projects

PREPARATION

  • Do your own reading on your final projects
  • Bring outline of your project to class. Print out and bring hard copy to class. It should include:
    • Title
    • Overview – topic, research question, argument
    • Background – 3-4 bullet points
    • The Subject – 3-4 bullet points
    • Conclusion – So What?
    • Bibliography – What sources have you used?
  • Bring draft of your paper. Print out and bring hard copy to class
    • You’d like to have a strong outline and a draft of a substantial part of your paper – that should include the presentation of your primary source you submitted last week and perhaps the introduction or more

In Class

  • Talk about end of semester for classes – how to succeed
  • Discuss Research Paper
  • Workshop final papers

Thurs 12/2—Workshop Papers – Preparation for Poster Session

Preparation

  • Work on preparing materials for your research paper posters
  • Continue to work on your paper
  • Bring draft of your paper in hard copy – whatever part of it you’ve finished – be ready to share and discuss
  • Bring draft of the materials for your research posters – this is a first draft – I won’t require you to print these pages out, but then bring them on computer so I can review – the final versions are due next Tuesday at the start of class
  • For details see: More Details on the Poster Presentation
  • You will print each of the following on a separate page
    • Title
    • Overview
      • Topic
      • Research Question
      • Argument
    • Background
      • What do we need to know to understand your paper
    • The Subject
      • Your subject, based on your primary source research
      • This is the heart of your paper
      • What do you show?
      • You might have 2 or 3 pages that correspond to sections of your paper
    • Conclusion
      • Summarize in one bullet point
      • Go beyond your subject to connect to big themes of the course
    • Bibliography of Sources
    • Quotation page – could help explain your subject
      • You might have one or two quotations that help explain your paper
    • Four to six photographs that illustrate your topic – with short captions

In Class

  • End of semester questions
  • Explain poster session
  • Review research poster materials
  • Workshop final paper drafts

After Class

  • One more extra credit assignment
    • Visit the History Junior IS Presentations
    • Scot Center Governance Room
    • Come see posters – ask questions of at least one presenter
    • Write a few sentences to explain what you saw – and share electronically or in hard copy – within a few days

Sat 12/4—Research Paper Assignment Due

  • Draft of paper due Saturday at midnight
  • Upload your paper to Moodle in pdf format
  • It should be as complete as you can, but you can indicate paragraphs or sections you would like to add or questions in the text

CONCLUSION

WEEK FIFTEEN. Week of 12/6

Tues 12/7—Poster Session

Preparation

In Class

  • 9:30-40: Prepare Posters
  • 9:40-10:10: Group 1 Presentations
    • Jeff Allison
    • Yoshi Babu
    • Vince Baioni
    • Nadia Delacruz
    • Ruth Tewodros Getachew
    • Julian Grimes
    • Brandon Grindall
    • Anderson Macdonald
  • 10:10-10:15: Break
  • 10:15-10:45: Group 2 Presentations
    • Katherine Mortell
    • Cody Mox
    • Sam Peppers
    • Alexis Rose
    • Aidan Sheil
    • Clay Utter
    • Lindsay Walker
    • Zack Weber

Thurs 12/9—Last Class

PREPARATION

  • Work on final papers
  • Bring computers to class to complete course evals

In Class

  • Course evaluations
  • Review of where we’ve been
  • Celebration!

Sat 12/11—Final Paper Due

  • Final paper due Saturday at midnight
  • Upload your paper to Moodle in pdf format

EXAM WEEK

Tues 12/14, 12pm to 2:30pm

See the schedule below. Come to my office – in Kauke 111 – for a final reflection. I’m open to scheduling a Teams meeting for those who are traveling, but be sure to schedule this as soon as possible.

Before we meet, you should reflect on the following three questions:

  • How would you assess your performance in the class?
  • How are you doing on your hopes for college (see your Letter to Yourself)
  • What are your goals for next semester and beyond?

Please arrive a few minutes before your scheduled time.

Meeting schedule:

  • Zack Weber – 12:00pm
  • Yoshi Babu – 12:10pm
  • Vince Baioni – 12:20pm
  • Sam Peppers – 12:30pm – Teams
  • Ruth Tewodros Getachew – 12:40pm
  • Nadia Delacruz – 12:50pm
  • Lindsay Walker – 1:00pm
  • Aidan Sheil – 1:10pm
  • Break
  • Julian Grimes – 1:30pm
  • Jeff Allison – 1:40pm
  • Cody Mox – 1:50pm
  • Clay Utter – 2:00pm
  • Brandon Grindall – 2:10pm
  • Anderson Macdonald – 2:20pm
  • Alexis Rose – 2:30pm
  • Katherine Mortell – 2:40pm – Teams