CALENDAR TUESDAY LECTURE READINGS, THURSDAY COMPLETED BY LECTURE/DISCUSSIONS TUESDAY 5 Sept. 7 Sept. Imagine UBC no class Overview of Course: – Syllabus & Guidelines 12 Sept. Melville, 14 Sept. “Benito Introduction: Ways of Seeing, and Not Cereno” “Benito Cereno” – Seeing, the African-American Past Do not discuss this lecture & discussion story with anyone AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL prior to class on STATEMENTS ARE DUE Tuesday. Do not read any secondary literature or criticism of this text, including the notes to editor’s your book. 19 Sept. Coates, Between the 21 Sept. Mini on argumentation, World & Me NO CLASS persuasion, & history Discussion of Coates Reading report #1, on Coates, is due 26 Sept. Jordan, Nash, texts 28 Sept. Origins of Slavery and slave in course pack. – resistance in the Essay by David Slavery & Revolutions in the – “New World” Eltis, available Atlantic World via H334 home page, optional. 3 Oct. Morgan, course 5 Oct. in America: The pack Video: in Video: “Africans “Africans America: The Terrible Terrible Transformation” Transformation” How does Morgan explain the origins of slavery mini – lecture READING REPORTS DUE ON JORDAN, NASH, & MORGAN (Separate page for each one is required.)
CALENDAR TUESDAY LECTURE READINGS, COMPLETED BY TUESDAY THURSDAY LECTURE/DISCUSSIONS 5 Sept. Imagine UBC – no class 7 Sept. Overview of Course: Syllabus & Guidelines 12 Sept. Introduction: Ways of Seeing, and Not Seeing, the African-American Past Melville, “Benito Cereno” Do not discuss this story with anyone prior to class on Tuesday. Do not read any secondary literature or criticism of this text, including the editor’s notes to your book. 14 Sept. “Benito Cereno” – & discussion AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL STATEMENTS ARE DUE 19 Sept. Mini lecture on argumentation, persuasion, & history Discussion of Coates Reading report #1, on Coates, is due Coates, Between the World & Me 21 Sept. NO CLASS 26 Sept. Origins of Slavery – and slave resistance – in the “New World” Jordan, Nash, texts in course pack. Essay by David Eltis, available via H334 home page, optional. 28 Sept. Slavery & Revolutions in the Atlantic World 3 Oct. Video: “Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation” Morgan, course pack 5 Oct. Video: “Africans in America: The Terrible Transformation” How does Morgan explain the origins of slavery – mini lecture READING REPORTS DUE ON JORDAN, NASH, & MORGAN (Separate page for each one is required.)