U.S. in the Sixties (History)
Professor: Benjamin T. Harrison
Institution:
Date: Spring 1994
Listing: History 318-01
Texts:
Branch, Parting the Waters
DeBenedetti, Charles, An American Ordeal
Evans, Sara, Personal Politics
Herring, George, America's Longest War
Making Sense of the Sixties (PBS video)
Rorabaugh, Berkeley at War
Unger & Unger, America in the 1960s
Description:
"U.S. in the Sixties" will consist of lectures and discussions of the assigned reading material.
Assignments:
Borderline grades will be determined by how well you contribute to classroom discussions. There will be two comprehensive exams which will each be worth a third of your final grade in the course. Each exam consists of ten short-answer identification terms and two out of three essay questions. Each essay is worth 25 points and each ID term is worth 5 points. The other third will be determined by a research paper of a minimum 2400 words (c. 10-15 pages), typed with endnotes and bibliography (Refer to Kate Turabian, A Manual for Writers). Topics must be cleared with me beforehand and the papers are due no later that April 28 to avoid a letter-grade penalty. Make-up exams and late papers will be accepted only when I think a student has a valid reason.
1/10--Overview
1/12--PBS Video: Making Sense of the Sixties, Part I
1/14--(Intro-Part I) Unger & Unger, America in the 1960s, Chapters 1-2
1/19--Unger & Unger, Chapter 3
1/21--Unger & Unger, Chapter 4
1/24--Unger & Unger, Chapters 5-6
1/26--Unger & Unger, Chapter 7
1/28--PBS Video, Part II
1/31--Branch, Parting the Waters, Preface-Chapter 3
2/2--Branch, Chapters 4-5
2/4--Branch, Chapters 6-7
2/7--Branch, Chapters 8-10
2/9--Branch, Chapter 11-13
2/11--Branch, Chapters 14-15
2/14--Branch, Chapters 16-18
2/16--Branch, Chapters 19-20
2/18--Branch, Chapters 21-23
2/21--PBS video, Part III
2/23--Rorabaugh, Berkeley at War, Preface-Chapter 1
2/25--Rorabaugh, Chapters 2-3
2/28--Rorabaugh, Chapters 4-Epilogue
3/2--Midterm
3/4--PBS Video, Part IV
3/7--Evans, Personal Politics, Chapters 1-2
3/9--Evans, Chapters 3-4
3/11--Evans, Chapters 5-6
3/21--Evans, Chapter 7
3/23--Evans, Chapter 8-9
3/25--Lecture: "Sixties Protest Music"
3/28--Lecture: "Sixties Protest Music"
3/30--Herring, America's Longest War, Chapter 1
4/1--Herring, Chapters 2-3
4/4--Herring, Chapter 4
4/6--Herring, Chapters 5-6
4/8--Herring, Chapters 7-8
4/11--PBS video, Part V
4/13--DeBenedetti, An American Ordeal, Preface-Chapter 1
4/15--DeBenedetti, Chapters 2-3
4/18--DeBenedetti, Chapters 4-5
4/20--DeBenedetti, Chapters 6-7
4/22--DeBenedetti, Chapters 8-9
4/25--DeBenedetti, Chapters 10-11
4/27--DeBenedetti, Chapter 12-Reflections
4/29--PBS video, Part VI
5/2--Review day
5/9--Final exam (11:30-2:00pm)
Send your Sixties-related course syllabus to us via email, or mail a disk to PO Box 13746, Tucson, AZ 85732-3746.
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