| HIST 401-8361 | Professor Catherine Lavender |
| Spring 1997 | Office: 2N 203, 718-982-2869 |
| Monday, Wednesday 4:40-6:20 | Office hours: M 11:00-12:00, W 2:30-4:30, and by appointment |
| Room 2N 114 |
Course Requirements:
All students are required to attend lectures and take part in discussions. Exams will require students to synthesize lecture materials as well as readings. Students must also read and assimilate required readings, and be prepared to discuss readings on the schedule given below. Students will submit all assignments on time; late papers will not be accepted without prior arrangement with the professor. Further, no student with more than four unexcused absences will receive a passing grade for the course.
Contacting the Professor:
My office is in 2N 203, and my office phone is 718-982-2869; I have office hours Mondays from 11:00 to 12:00, Wednesdays 2:30 to 4:30, and by appointment; I am usually in my office on Tuesdays. You may also reach me via email at lavender@postbox.csi.cuny.edu.
Assignments:
Class Journal (weekly writings) (25% of course grade)
Class Attendance/Participation (25% of course grade)
Review Essay on Binder & Reimers (25% of course grade)
Final Research Paper (25% of course grade)
Required Texts:
Norman Maclean, Young Men and Fire (1992)
Frederick Binder and David Reimers, All the Nations Under Heaven: An Ethnic and Racial History of New York City (1995)
Course Schedule:
| Week One: Introduction | ||
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, January 29 | Introduction to History and Historiography, Outline of the Course | |
| Readings: Begin reading Maclean, Young Men and Fire | ||
| Where to Start? | ||
| Monday, February 3 | Starting Places (intro to computer lab and library) | |
| Readings: Blew, "The Sow in the River," Cronon, "Kennecott Journey"; continue reading Maclean, Young Men and Fire | ||
| Wednesday, February 5 | Introduction to The Archive: Meet at Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences | |
| Readings: Schama, "The Many Deaths of General Wolfe," continue reading Maclean, Young Men and Fire | ||
| Week Three: Finding Your Story | ||
| Monday, February 10 | Discuss Blew, "The Sow in the River," Cronon, "Kennecott Journey," and Schama, "The Many Deaths of General Wolfe" | |
| Readings: continue reading Maclean, Young Men and Fire | ||
| Wednesday, February 12 | CUNY CLOSED--No Classes | |
| Week Four: Finding Your Community | ||
| Monday, February 17 | CUNY CLOSED--No Classes | |
| Wednesday, February 19 | Discuss Maclean, Young Men and Fire | |
| Readings: Clifford, "Identity in Mashpee," and Carby, "'It Jus Be's Dat Way Sometime'" | ||
| Thursday, February 20 | Discuss Clifford, "Identity in Mashpee," and Carby, "'It Jus Be's Dat Way Sometime'" | |
| Readings: Pascoe, "Miscegenation Law, Court Cases, and Ideologies of 'Race'" | ||
| Week Five: Finding Your Sources | ||
| Monday, February 24 | Discuss Pascoe, Final Projects | |
| Wednesday, February 26 | Field Trip to Library | |
| Readings: Begin Reading Binder & Reimers, All The Nations Under Heaven | ||
| Week Six: Telling Your Story | ||
| Monday, March 3 | Watch Glory in Class | |
| Readings: Continue reading Binder & Reimers, All The Nations Under Heaven | ||
| Wednesday, March 5 | Discuss storytelling and history in Glory | |
| Readings: Continue reading Binder & Reimers, All The Nations Under Heaven | ||
| Week Seven: Putting it All Together | ||
| Monday, March 10 | Presentations on Final Projects | |
| Readings: Continue reading Binder & Reimers, All The Nations Under Heaven | ||
| Wednesday, March 12 | Individual Meetings with Professor (to be scheduled during course meeting in 2N203) | |
| Readings: Continue reading Binder & Reimers, All The Nations Under Heaven | ||
| Week Eight: Historiography | ||
| Monday, March 17 | Meeting in Library | |
| Readings: Continue reading Binder & Reimers, All The Nations Under Heaven | ||
| Wednesday, March 19 | Presentations on Historiography of Research Topics | |
| Readings: Continue reading Binder & Reimers, All The Nations Under Heaven | ||
| Week Nine: All The Nations Under Heaven | ||
| Monday, March 24 | Review of Binder & Reimers due in class; discuss Binder & Reimers, All The Nations Under Heaven | |
| Wednesday, March 26 | Class interview with Frederick Binder, History Department Chair, CSI, and co-author of All The Nations Under Heaven | |
| Week Ten: Final Projects Under Construction | ||
| Monday, March 31 | Presentations on Thesis, Sources | |
| Wednesday, April 2 | Individual Meetings with Professor (to be scheduled during course meeting in 2N203) | |
| Week Eleven: Final Projects Under Construction | ||
| Monday, April 7 | Presentations on Method, Argument | |
| Wednesday, April 9 | Individual Meetings with Professor (to be scheduled during course meeting in 2N203) | |
| Week Twelve: Final Projects Under Construction | ||
| Monday, April 14 | Presentations on Bias | |
| Wednesday, April 16 | Individual Meetings with Professor (to be scheduled during course meeting in 2N203) | |
| Week of April 21-26--Spring Break, CSI Closed | ||
| Week Thirteen: Final Projects Under Construction | ||
| Monday, April 28 | Draft of Final Project Essay Due; Presentations on Narrative | |
| Wednesday, April 30 | Individual Meetings with Professor (to be scheduled during course meeting in 2N203) | |
| Week Fourteen: Final Paper Presentations | ||
| Monday, May 5 | Group One | |
| Wednesday, May 7 | Group Two | |
| Week Fifteen: Final Paper Presentations | ||
| Monday, May 12 | Group Three | |
| Wednesday, May 14 | Group Four | |
| Final Paper Due: | 4:00pm, Wednesday, 21 May 1997 | |