| COURSE SYLLABUS *** UNDER CONSTRUCTION | |
| WEEK ONE | |
| January 16 | Course Introduction and Conditions of Learning |
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Hayot, Eric. The Elements of Academic Style: Writing for the Humanities. New York: Columbia University Press, 2014. Ch. 1. Louis Pelzer Memorial Award, Organization of American Historians — see Past Winners | |
| WEEK TWO | |
| January 23 | The Academic Article as a Genre |
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Readings: • [Pelzer Award articles to be selected] Mullaney, Thomas S., and Rea, Christopher. Where Research Begins: Choosing a Research Project that Matters to You (and the World). Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2022. | |
| WEEK THREE | |
| January 30 | Best Practice Articles in Your Field |
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Readings: • [article to be selected in your own field] Mullaney, Thomas S., and Rea, Christopher. Where Research Begins: Choosing a Research Project that Matters to You (and the World). Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2022. | |
| WEEK FOUR | |
| February 6 | Writing History — Design |
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Readings: Cronon, William. “A Place for Stories: Nature, History, and Narrative.” Journal of American History 78 (1992): 1347-1376. McPhee, John. “Structure.” New Yorker, January 14, 2013. Sehgal, Parul. “Tell No Tales.” New Yorker, July 10-17, 2023. | |
| WEEK FIVE | |
| February 13 | Independent Research and Individual Consultations |
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Research project proposal and annotated bibliography Hayot, Eric. The Elements of Academic Style: Writing for the Humanities. New York: Columbia University Press, 2014. Pt II (Chs. 2, 3, 6, 7). | |
| WEEK SIX | |
| February 20 | Writing History — Craft |
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Readings: Pyne, Stephen J. Voice and Vision: A Guide to Writing History and Other Serious Nonfiction. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2009. Pt. I Hayot, Eric. The Elements of Academic Style: Writing for the Humanities. New York: Columbia University Press, 2014. Pt. II. | |
| WEEK SEVEN | |
| February 27 | Individual Consultations and Independent Research |
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Hayot, Eric. The Elements of Academic Style: Writing for the Humanities. New York: Columbia University Press, 2014. Pt. II. | |
| WEEK EIGHT | |
| March 6 | Independent Research and Individual Consultations |
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Hayot, Eric. The Elements of Academic Style: Writing for the Humanities. New York: Columbia University Press, 2014. Pt. II. | |
| WEEK NINE | |
| March 13 | Writing History — Archives |
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Readings: Pyne, Stephen J. Voice and Vision: A Guide to Writing History and Other Serious Nonfiction. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2009. Pts. II-III. Putnam, Lara. “The Transnational and the Text-Searchable: Digitized Sources and the Shadows They Cast.” American Historical Review 121 (2016): 377-402. | |
| WEEK TEN | |
| March 17-21 | Spring break — no class |
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Readings: | |
| WEEK ELEVEN | |
| March 27 | Writing History — Citational Politics |
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12 Women Scholars. “A Disturbing Pattern.” Inside Higher Ed, August 26, 2021. | |
| WEEK TWELVE | |
| April 3 | Workshop I |
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Drafts to be exchanged | WEEK THIRTEEN |
| April 10 | Individual Consultations and Independent Research |
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Revised drafts to be exchanged | |
| WEEK FOURTEEN | |
| April 17 | Workshop II |
| April 18-19 | Paul Lucas Graduate History Conference |
| WEEK FIFTEEN | |
| April 24 | Independent Revision and Individual Consultations |
| WEEK SIXTEEN | |
| May 1 | Mock Conference |
| WEEK SEVENTEEN | |
| May 5-9 | FINALS WEEK |
FINAL DRAFT OF RESEARCH PAPER due by ** | |
| WEEK EIGHTEEN | |
| May 12-16 | GRADING WEEK |