COURSE SCHEDULE
(Subject to Change)
Jan 9 Introduction and Expectations
Jan 16 Read Varon, Southern Lady, Yankee Spy (ALL)
Reading Reflection #1 due at beginning of class
Jan 23 Read Skloot, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Reading Reflection #2 due at beginning of class
Jan 30 Read Shetterly, Hidden Figures
Reading Reflection #3 due at beginning of class
Feb 6 Library Resource Session with Dr. Cox
Feb 13 Read the following for discussion:
Writing Biography at the Edge of History
Writing Women’s Lives: One Historian’s Perspective
Primary Source Assignment Part 1 is DUE (Guidelines provided)
Access Heritage Quest Online
Feb 20 Finding Emily
Read: Process Essay: http://www.processhistory.org/finding-emily/
and Goat Castle – Chapter Three and Notes
DUE: Turn in short, but annotated, bibliography of secondary sources. Divide by category (Journal articles, books, dissertations/theses).
Feb 27 Discussion of Biography, A Very Brief Introduction, Chapters 1-4
March 6: Spring Break
Mar 13 Biographical sketch using primary sources from previous week, plus secondary sources. (Guidelines provided). In-class presentations. You will be asked to read aloud the first page of your sketch.
Mar 20 Discussion of Biography, A Very Brief Introduction, Chapters 5-8
Mar 27 NO CLASS
April 3 Discussion of Writing a Woman’s Life
Email the DRAFT (6 pages of the total of 12-15 will suffice) of your paper to Dr. Cox by Friday, April 6th. It should include a bibliography of primary & secondary sources on the woman you plan to write about (Guidelines provided)
April 10 No Class
April 17 Individual meetings with Dr. Cox to discuss the draft of your paper.
.April 24 No class. Work on your paper. I will hold office hours should you wish to discuss your papers further. 2-4:30 pm
May 1st: Last Day of Class. Turn in final paper. Read a section of your paper that you are particularly proud to share. It’s my birthday.