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Evening and Weekend Studies

Fall Quarter
Week One
Week Two
Week Three
Week Four
Week Five
Week Six
Week Seven
Week Eight
Week Nine
WeekTen

Week 1

Monday, Sept. 29 Introductions. Workshop on our experiences with war. Reconstructing what we know about World War I. Short lectures: Sarah on social history. Susan on cultural history. Discussion of "the history wars."

Assignment: Read Wilson's speech "The Fourteen Points" and Lenin's "Imperialism" -- especially chapters V, VI, and VII. Write a two paragraph response which explains what you think each author's thesis is.

Wednesday, Oct. 1 Timeline workshop. Seminar on Wilson and Lenin documents.

Assignment: Begin reading Over Here, Chapters 1-3