This course schedule is subject to change based on the interests and needs of our course.

The reading schedule is provided below. Please make sure that you have done the required reading before you come to class. For example, on Jan 30 we will be discussing Chapter 1 from Writing in College. What this means is that you are expected to read Chapter 1 before coming to class on Jan 30. Readings are available in the Resources page.

Assignment due dates are listed in bold. For example, your first assignment, Summary 1, will be due on Monday, Feb 11, 2019. Further details on each assignment will be available on the Assignments page.

Week 1

M – Jan 28 – First day, introductions, syllabus, website

W – Jan 30 – Writing in College, Chapter 1

Week 2

M – Feb 4 – Keywords in American Cultural Studies, “Introduction,” “Race”

W – Feb 6 – Writing in College, Chapter 2, Chapter 3

Week 3

M – Feb 11 – Keywords in American Cultural Studies, “Class”
Summary 1 Due

W – Feb 13 – Keywords in American Cultural Studies, “Gender”

Week 4

M – Feb 18 – College Closed – Summary 2 Due

W – Feb 20 – Keywords in American Cultural Studies, “Race,” “Class,” “Gender” [UPDATED]

Week 5

M – Feb 25 – Briton Hammon narrative

W – Feb 27 – Writing in College, Chapter 4, Chapter 5

Week 6

M – March 4 – Writing in College, Chapter 6, Chapter 7

W – March 6 – Writing in College, Chapter 5 + 3 sources for your research paper

F – March 8 – Research Proposal Due

Week 7

M – March 11 – Phillis Wheatley

W – March 13 – Research Proposal peer review

Week 8

M – March 18 – MEET IN LIBRARY CLASSROOM 122
Finding Sources using Library Databases Class Workshop

W – March 20 – Annotated Bibliography Class Workshop

F – March 22 – Revised Research Proposal Due

Week 9

M – March 25 – Intro to Digital Archival Research: Umbra Search, NYPL Digital Collections, Internet Archive, Hathi Trust

W – March 27 – Intro to Digital Archival Research: Historical Newspapers

Week 10

M – April 1 – Laurent Dubois “Specters of Saint-Domingue,” Avengers of the New World
Writing in College, Chapter 9
Annotated Bibliography Due

W – April 3 – Research Paper Writing Workshop

Week 11

M – April 8 – Dillon and Drexler, “Haiti and the Early United States, Entwined”

W – April 10 Research Paper Writing Workshop

Week 12

M – April 15 – Video: Trump and Haiti
Research Paper First Draft Due

W – April 17 – Research Paper Peer Review

Week 13

M – April 22 – Spring Break!

W – April 24 – Spring Break!

Week 14

M – April 29 – Revising Your Research Paper – Reverse Outlining Class Exercise

W – May 1 – Research Presentation Design: Talking intelligently about your research
Class Workshop on Presentation Design

Week 15

M – May 6 – Research Presentation Design: Talking intelligently about your research
Class Workshop on Presentation Design

W – May 8 – Research Presentations

F – May 10 – Revised Research Paper Due

Week 16

M – May 13 – Research Presentations

W – May 15 – Research Presentations
Final Comments on Research and Writing

Final Research Paper Due 5/22 at 10:00AM