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Fall 1997
Required Readings (all at University Bookstore, Johnson Center) Langston Hughes, The Ways of White Folks Sinclair Lewis, Babbitt Robert McElvaine, The Great Depression William Stott, Documentary Expression and Thirties America David Stowe, Swing Changes Studs Terkel, Hard Times Grading short (2-3 page) paper, 20% Midterm, 30% Final Paper (10-12 pages) 35% Class Participation, 15%
There is also a web site for the course at http://chnm.gmu.edu/hist409. Students will be asked to make regular use of the web site.
Syllabus Tuesday, Aug 26 Introduction Thursday, Aug. 28 WWI and the Crusade for Conformity
Tuesday Sept. 2 1919: A Troubled Year Thursday, Sept. 4 The Palmer Raids
Tuesday, Sept . 9 Prohibition Thursday, Sept. 11 The Klan Rides Again
Tuesday Sept. 16 Fundamentalism and Modernity Thursday, Sept. 18 An introduction to the course online
Tuesday Sept. 23 The Scopes Trial Thursday, Sept. 25 Discuss Lewis, Babbitt
Tuesday, Sept. 30 The Rise of Radio Thursday, Oct. 2 The Lone Eagle
Tuesday Oct. 7 Movie, The Jazz Singer Thursday, Oct. 9 Discuss Hughes, The Ways of White Folks Columbus day
Thursday, Oct. 16 Midterm
Tuesday Oct. 21 The Crash (read Terkel, pages TBA) Thursday, Oct. 23 The Great Depression (read McIlvaine, pages TBA)
Tuesday, Oct. 28 FDR Thursday, Oct. 30 A New Deal?(read Terkel, Pages TBA)
Tuesday, Nov. 4 The Dust Bowl Thursday, Nov. 6 Alphabet Soup
Tuesday Nov. 11 Discuss Stott, Documentary Expression and Thirties America Thursday. Nov. 13 FDR under fire
Tuesday, Nov. 18 Scottsboro Thursday, Nov. 20 The Swing Era
Tuesday, Nov. 25 Discuss Stowe, Swing Changes
Tuesday, Dec. 2 The Zoot Suit Thursday, Dec. 4 The Eve of War
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