Amcon 201 Syllabus (2001-2002)
7 Introductions and etc. Ancestor WebCt report assigned (Due 9/14)
10 The World?s Columbian Exhibition (http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA96/WCE/title.html); The Statue of
Liberty (http://www.nps.gov/stli/mainmenu.htm). One page response due.
12 Takaki, 191-221. Instruction in small group discussion. Frank Chin, Donald Duk, to 105
Thurs. film: Picture Bride
14 Donald Duk, 105-end. (Ancestor WebCt report due)
17 Foner 115-37; The Jungle 7-141. How do sociologists think?
19 The Jungle 241-341. Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. Sociologists theorize.
Thurs. film: Modern Times
21 Social reform & the social worker. Guest speaker: Professor Naurine Lennox
24 Takaki, 277-310. Breadgivers to 110. Research paper/presentation assigned. (Due 11/2)
26 Breadgivers, 110-end
Thurs. film: Hester Street
28 3 page reflective essay due. Guest speaker: Barbara Nordstrom-Loeb.
October
1 Reconstruction. Guest speaker: Professor Michael Fitzgerald
3 video ?Ethnic Notions?
Thurs film: Gone With the Wind
5 Up From Slavery 108-123, 145-57. Souls of Black Folk 209-21, 240-52.
8 Souls of Black Folk 377-89. Paul Laurence Dunbar and Zora Neale Hurston (packet). Preliminary bibliography due for research
essay. Guest speaker: Professor Anton Armstrong
10 Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man , 393-441. Oral presentation instruction.
Thurs. film: Ragtime
12 Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man 441-end; Takaki, 340-69.
15 spirituals, blues & jazz. Guest speaker: Professor Jowane Henry
17 Langston Hughes (packet); Quicksand 1-66.
Thurs. film: Looking for Langston; Going Against the Grain.
19 Quicksand 67-135. Research assignment updates.
22 fall break
24 Mary Titus as Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Asessing oral presentations. 3 page reflective essay due.
26 Herland
29 & 31 presentations
November
2 presentations. Research paper due.
5 Gay men & urbanization (packet readings); From the Front Porch 1-24. Archives research assigned.
7 Boy Scouts & Teddy Roosevelt (packet readings); From the Front Porch 97-118.
9 From the Front Porch 25-96; 141-43.
12 The Great Gatsby, 5-189.
14 The Great Gatsby
16 Scandinavian immigration & St. Olaf College. Guest speaker
19 My Antonia 1-71.
21-23 Thanksgiving break
26 My Antonia 71-175.
28 from The Grapes of Wrath http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA01/White/anthology/home.html
30 California. Guest speaker:
December
3 Literature analysis due.
5 & 7 presentations
10 goodbyes
Bailey, Beth. From the Front Porch to the Back Seat. Johns Hopkins.
Cather, Willa. My Antonia. Dover.
Chin, Frank. Donald Duk. Coffee House.
Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. Scribners.
Foner, Eric. The Story of American Freedom. Norton.
Larsen, Nella. Quicksand and Passing. Rutgers.
Raimes, Ann. Keys for Writers. 2nd. ed. Houghton Mifflin.
Sinclair, Upton. The Jungle. Signet.
Takaki, Ronald. A Different Mirror. Little, Brown.
Three Negro Classics: Up From Slavery; The Souls of Black Folk; The Autobiography of an Ex- Colored Man. Avon.
Yezierska, Anzia. Breadgivers. Persea.
9/10: 1 page compare/contrast of Columbian Expo. & Liberty sites: values? vision of US? etc. (NG)
9/14: 1 page ancestor report on WebCT. (NG)
9/28: 3 page reflective essay on issues of American//immigrant identity/culture issues drawing on readings and class discussion. (G)
10/8: Preliminary bibliography for research paper on/presentation of an American mover & shaker. (NG)
10/24: 3 page reflective essay on African-American identity/culture issues drawing on readings and class discussion. (G)
10/29-11/2: presentations of American movers & shakers. (G)
11/2: 5 page essay on American mover & shaker. (G)
11/9: 1 page reflective essay on gender issues. (NG)
12/3: 5 page literature analysis due. (G)
12/5-12/7: St. Olaf College & American culture presentations. (G)
Also: attendance, class participation, 5 informal 1 page film responses (NG), WebCT recorder (NG), and Beyond the Classroom.
American Conversations 201: Remaking America 1865-1945
Bruce Nordstrom-Loeb Office: Holland 401G (x3137)
Mary Titus Office: Library 503 (x3264). Hours: Mon. 2-3; Wed. 9-12 & by appointment
COURSE SCHEDULE
September7 Introductions and etc. Ancestor WebCt report assigned (Due 9/14)
10 The World?s Columbian Exhibition (http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA96/WCE/title.html); The Statue of
Liberty (http://www.nps.gov/stli/mainmenu.htm). One page response due.
12 Takaki, 191-221. Instruction in small group discussion. Frank Chin, Donald Duk, to 105
Thurs. film: Picture Bride
14 Donald Duk, 105-end. (Ancestor WebCt report due)
17 Foner 115-37; The Jungle 7-141. How do sociologists think?
19 The Jungle 241-341. Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. Sociologists theorize.
Thurs. film: Modern Times
21 Social reform & the social worker. Guest speaker: Professor Naurine Lennox
24 Takaki, 277-310. Breadgivers to 110. Research paper/presentation assigned. (Due 11/2)
26 Breadgivers, 110-end
Thurs. film: Hester Street
28 3 page reflective essay due. Guest speaker: Barbara Nordstrom-Loeb.
October
1 Reconstruction. Guest speaker: Professor Michael Fitzgerald
3 video ?Ethnic Notions?
Thurs film: Gone With the Wind
5 Up From Slavery 108-123, 145-57. Souls of Black Folk 209-21, 240-52.
8 Souls of Black Folk 377-89. Paul Laurence Dunbar and Zora Neale Hurston (packet). Preliminary bibliography due for research
essay. Guest speaker: Professor Anton Armstrong
10 Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man , 393-441. Oral presentation instruction.
Thurs. film: Ragtime
12 Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man 441-end; Takaki, 340-69.
15 spirituals, blues & jazz. Guest speaker: Professor Jowane Henry
17 Langston Hughes (packet); Quicksand 1-66.
Thurs. film: Looking for Langston; Going Against the Grain.
19 Quicksand 67-135. Research assignment updates.
22 fall break
24 Mary Titus as Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Asessing oral presentations. 3 page reflective essay due.
26 Herland
29 & 31 presentations
November
2 presentations. Research paper due.
5 Gay men & urbanization (packet readings); From the Front Porch 1-24. Archives research assigned.
7 Boy Scouts & Teddy Roosevelt (packet readings); From the Front Porch 97-118.
9 From the Front Porch 25-96; 141-43.
12 The Great Gatsby, 5-189.
14 The Great Gatsby
16 Scandinavian immigration & St. Olaf College. Guest speaker
19 My Antonia 1-71.
21-23 Thanksgiving break
26 My Antonia 71-175.
28 from The Grapes of Wrath http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA01/White/anthology/home.html
30 California. Guest speaker:
December
3 Literature analysis due.
5 & 7 presentations
10 goodbyes
Required Texts
Bailey, Beth. From the Front Porch to the Back Seat. Johns Hopkins.
Cather, Willa. My Antonia. Dover.
Chin, Frank. Donald Duk. Coffee House.
Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. Scribners.
Foner, Eric. The Story of American Freedom. Norton.
Larsen, Nella. Quicksand and Passing. Rutgers.
Raimes, Ann. Keys for Writers. 2nd. ed. Houghton Mifflin.
Sinclair, Upton. The Jungle. Signet.
Takaki, Ronald. A Different Mirror. Little, Brown.
Three Negro Classics: Up From Slavery; The Souls of Black Folk; The Autobiography of an Ex- Colored Man. Avon.
Yezierska, Anzia. Breadgivers. Persea.
Overview of Assignments
9/10: 1 page compare/contrast of Columbian Expo. & Liberty sites: values? vision of US? etc. (NG)
9/14: 1 page ancestor report on WebCT. (NG)
9/28: 3 page reflective essay on issues of American//immigrant identity/culture issues drawing on readings and class discussion. (G)
10/8: Preliminary bibliography for research paper on/presentation of an American mover & shaker. (NG)
10/24: 3 page reflective essay on African-American identity/culture issues drawing on readings and class discussion. (G)
10/29-11/2: presentations of American movers & shakers. (G)
11/2: 5 page essay on American mover & shaker. (G)
11/9: 1 page reflective essay on gender issues. (NG)
12/3: 5 page literature analysis due. (G)
12/5-12/7: St. Olaf College & American culture presentations. (G)
Also: attendance, class participation, 5 informal 1 page film responses (NG), WebCT recorder (NG), and Beyond the Classroom.
