Topics Schedule Spring 2004

January 19 MLK day – no class	January 21 Introductions Syllabus	January 23 Orientation: How European is Europe? maps exercise #1
January 29 Making Strange Read Unpacking Europe Poshyananda, pp 278-289 Olympia Olaus Worm	January 28 Making Strange Read Unpacking Europe Durham, pp. 290-293 and preface, 8-11	January 30 Making Strange Read Unpacking Europe Hassan & Dadi pp.12-25 1^st journal due
February 2 NO CLASS	February 4 History and historiography Read Unpacking Europe Bernal, pp. 26-41	February 6 History and historiography Read Unpacking Europe Chakrabarty pp. 178-195 Discussion of crossburning incident Thesis 1^st paper due; Thesis workshop 2^nd journal due
February 9 Writing workshop Topic: things to avoid; plagiarism 1^st paper due for peer review	February 11 History and historiography continued Discuss Chakrabarty, Durham, Bernal	February 13 1^st paper due no class (film "My beautiful Launderette" on 2/13 @6 PM)
February 16 Fragments and linarity: discuss My Beautiful Launderette; connect with Chakrabarty no reading	February 18 Arabian Nights read introduction by A.S. Byatt	February 20 Stories Round-robin. Read parts of your choice of Arabian nights 3^rd journal due
February 23 Of circular and linear tales; Orientalism (read handout Said and obituary) Escher's Relativity	February 25 Research workshop Topic: finding and using sources Refer to Said, pp. 15-20 "beginnings have to be made for each project in such a way as to enable what follows from them" 16); see also Hacker, pp. R 295-325	February 27 Parents day Review Group exercise: Does Europe exist? Orientalism/Euro-ism Maps exercise # 2 Peters and Mercator projections 4^th journal due
March 1 Universalism and globalization Read Mazrui in U.E., pp. 96-111	March 3 Continue discussion of censorship/Mazrui	March 5 Thesis and outline 2^nd paper due; Thesis workshop 5^th journal due film "Elizabeth" on thursday 3/4 @7 PM in Galileo Pryne
March 8 2^nd paper due for peer review	March 10 Topic: Power	March 12 2^nd paper due no class
March 16 Spring break	March 18 Spring break	March 20 Spring break
March 22 Intro to colonialism; historical background Read King Leopold's Ghost 1-50	March 24 The "scramble for Africa"; the "dark continent" Read King Leopold's Ghost 50-100 Structure of the text; evidence and argument: stories, letters, photo's, documents	March 26 no class -- Cesar Chavez day no journal
March 29 Colonial Practices Read King Leopold's Ghost pp 100-150	March 31 Collecting: bodies, resources and material cuture; the exhibit, the museum. Read King Leopold's Ghost rest	April 2 Meet in Honnold library -- research paper workday 6^th journal due
April 5 Connections: African and European Art slides	April 7 wrap up European/African colonial relations	April 9 no class (film "The Russian Ark" on 4/8 @ 7 PM, Galileo Pryne)
April 12 Cosmopolitanism and Forgiveness intro Debrief Russian Ark Humsoc advising session	April 14 Cosmopolitanism and forgiveness part 1	April 16 Cosmopolitanism and Forgiveness part 2 7^th journal due; include thesis and annotated bibliography for research paper
April 19 Research paper workday	April 21 Research paper due for peer rev	April 23 Research paper workday
April 26 Research paper findings/discussion: describe your paper topic, addressing how tyour research adds to the body of knowledge on "Unpacking Europe"	April 28 Research paper findings/discussion continued	April 30 Wrap-up, evaluations Research paper due in class Complete journal due 5PM