The following schedule is a tentative day-by-day plan for the semester. We may well find that we fall behind, and there is time built into the schedule to compensate. So revisions will be announced in class and you are responsible for such announcements.
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Calendar ScheduleFebruary 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26 March 3, 5, 10, 12, 24, 26, 31 |
Last updated: May 7, 2015
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Preparation |
In Class | Discussion Leaders |
| Introduction | ||||
| Jan 27 |
A Introduction to Course B. Criticizing Public Discourse |
Administration
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| 29 |
Read: R&K, pp. 1-22; and |
Discussion: Obama, State of the Union, 2015
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| C. Public Leadership | Lecture: Rhetoric and Public Leadership | |||
| I. The Century Opens: 1900-1920 | ||||
| Feb 3 | A. The Historical Moment |
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Lecture: The Century Opens, 1900-1920
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| B. Radical Voices |
Read: Industrialization and Reform |
Background: Radical Voices |
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| 5 |
Prepare: Eugene V. Debs, RK, pp. 614-18 #* (His voice)
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Discussion: Debs, Jones, Goldman | ||
| C. Reform Voices: Progressivism |
Read: The Progressive Era and Woodrow Wilson and the Election of 1912 |
Background: Progressive movement |
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| 10 |
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Read: David Graham Phillips, "The Treason of the Senate." Prepare: Theodore Roosevelt, Man with a Muckrake, RK, pp. 586-95 #* (His voice)
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Discussion: Roosevelt Speech |
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Prepare: Wilson's Inaugural, RK, pp. 596-600 #* (His voice) | Discussion: Wilson Inaugural |
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| D. Suffrage Movement |
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Background: Suffrage Movement |
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| 12 |
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Read: Commentaries only, RK, pp. 627-655 |
Discussion: Catt | |
| E. American Imperialism | Read: World War I |
Background: US Role in the World |
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| 17 | Snow Day | |||
| 19 | Abstract only: Albert Beveridge, RK, pp. 672-78.
# Abstract only: William Jennings Bryan, RK, pp. 679-89 # (His voice) Prepare: The League of Nations Debate, RK, pp. 700-12 #* |
Discussion: League of Nations Debate | ||
| II. The Years of Tumult: 1920-45 | ||||
| 19 | A. Historical Context |
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Lecture: The Years of Tumult
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| 24 | B. The New Deal | Read: Depression and FDR |
Background: Rhetoric of the New Deal |
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| 26 |
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Prepare(Watch):
Franklin Roosevelt's First Inaugural, RK, pp. 747-51 #* |
Discussion: Roosevelt's First Inaugural and Fireside Chat | Tyler Flateau Julie Himelstein Craig Johnson |
2. Roosevelt's Critics |
Watch only: Huey
Long, "Share the Wealth" |
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| C. World War II | Read: Prelude to World War II and Pearl Harbor and Mobilization |
Background: Motivating War on Facism |
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| Mar 3 | Abstract only (listen):
FDR's Arsenal of Democracy, RK, pp. 713-22 # Prepare (watch): FDR's Declaration of War, RK, pp. 730-32 #* Prepare (watch): "Prelude to War " #* |
Discussion: FDR Declares War Discussion: Prelude to War |
Katherine Schaner Daniel Royston Shannon Cooper |
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| Review for Exam | ||||
| 5 | Second Snow day | |||
| 10 | Mid-term Exam 1 | |||
| III. The Post War Years: 1945-90 | ||||
| 12 | A. Historical Context |
Read: Breakdown
of postwar peace |
Lecture: The Post War Years
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| 24 | B. The Cold War
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Prepare (listen): Winston
Churchill, RK, pp. 774-78 #* |
Discussion: Establishing the Cold War | Sarah Kolar Alex April |
| Background: Resources of Cold War Rhetoric | ||||
| 26 | 2. Waging the Cold War |
Prepare: Duck and Cover #* |
Discussion: Waging Cold War | Cody Hobelman Cameron Bozel |
| 31 | 3. Second Cold War |
Prepare (watch): Ronald Reagan, "The Evil Empire," RK, 796-803 #* | Discussion: Reagan's speech | Eva Bialobrzecki Jacob Ziff Connor Harrington |
C. The Age of Social Movements |
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Background: Rhetoric of the Movements of the 1960s |
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Read: African American Civil Rights Movement | Background: Civil Rights |
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| Apr 2 | Prepare (listen): Martin Luther King, "Speech at
Holt Street" #* Prepare (view): Martin Luther King, "I Have a Dream," RK, 837-43 #* |
Discussion: King | Garrett Hart Amnetty Marmolejos Maxwell Kolesar |
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2. Black Nationalism |
Background: Black Nationalism |
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| 7 | Prepare (listen): Malcolm X, "The Ballot or the Bullet" in Detroit #* | Discussion: Malcolm | Jackie Celeste Molly Ryner |
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3. Feminism |
Background: Feminism |
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| 9 |
Prepare: "Men
and Violence" #* |
Discussion: Feminism and ERA | Sunny Kamara Kelly Durej Meagan Blaier |
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4. Gay Rights |
Background: Gay Rights |
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| 14 | Prepare: Milk #* | Discussion: Milk | Stella Gordon-Zigel Hannah Rosenberg Susan Lee |
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| Review for Exam | ||||
| 16 | Mid-term Exam 2 | |||
| IV. End of the Century: 1980-2008 | ||||
| 21 | A. Historical Context |
Lecture: End Of the Century
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| B. Rise of Conservatism |
Background: Rise of Conservatism |
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| 23 | Abstract only (view): Reagan, A Time for Choosing, RK,
pp. 756-66# Prepare (view): Reagan's First Inaugural Address, RK, pp. 767-772 #* |
Discussion: Reagan's First Inaugural |
Jonathan Lee |
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| C. Globalization & 9/11 |
Background: Rhetoric of Globalization |
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| 28 |
Prepare and watch: Al Gore, Nobel Lecture #* |
Discussion: Global Environmentalism |
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Background: 9/11: Motivating response |
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| 30 |
Prepare and watch: George W. Bush, Statement in Florida #*; Statement in Louisiana #*; and Speech To Congress, RK, pp. 804-810 #* |
Discussion: 9/11 |
Sarah Spellacy |
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| May 5 | D. Justifying War: Neo-Conservatism & the Case for Iraq | Read: Just War and The National Security Strategy of the United States, esp. c. 5 #* |
Background: Justification for War and Just War Doctrine |
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| 7 | Prepare (watch from 41:20 into speech): Bush
2003 State of Union, #* Prepare (watch) Powell, Speech to United Nations #* |
Discussion: Justifying War | Nick LePenna Henry Altman |
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| V. The New Century | ||||
| 7 | A. Historical Context | Lecture: The Agenda for the 21st century | ||
| 12 | Review
(watch): Election Night Speech Review (watch): Second Inaugural Address |
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| Evaluations | ||||
| Review for Final | ||||
19 |
Final Exam | |||