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CLASS #TOPICSREADINGS / VIEWINGSASSIGNMENTS
1IntroductionO'Brien, Tim. "How to Tell a True War Story." The Things They Carried. Pp. 67-85.
2The Civil War and the Making of the NationNeely, Mark E., Jr. The Last Best Hope of Earth: Abraham Lincoln and the Promise of America. You should try to read all of it, but we will spend most of our time on the Civil War sections, from pp. 59-156.
3Same as AboveNeely, Mark E., Jr. The Last Best Hope of Earth: Abraham Lincoln and the Promise of America. Today we will discuss the remainder of the book, from pp. 157-193.

Lincoln, Abraham. "House Divided Speech," "Letter to Horace Greeley," "Meditation on the Divine Will," "Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation," "Proclamation Suspending the Writ of Habeas Corpus," "Address at Gettysburg," and "Second Inaugural Address."
First Writing Assignment Due in Class. (Graded Check/Check Plus/Check Minus.)
4The Civil War and the Making of AmericansViewing: Glory.

Alcott, Louisa May. Hospital Sketches.

Lowell, Robert. "For the Union Dead."
5War and the Dawn of the American CenturyFreidel, Frank. "Dissent in the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrection."

Roosevelt, Theodore. "The Strenuous Life."

Twain, Mark. "Battle Hymn of the Republic (Brought Down to Date)," "As Regards Patriotism," "The War Prayer."

James, William. "The Moral Equivalent of War."
6World War IViewing: All Quiet on the Western Front.Second Writing Assignment Due in Class.
7Same as AbovePorter, Katherine Anne. Pale Horse, Pale Rider.

Bourne, Randolph S. "The War and the Intellectuals."
8World War II: Why We FightAdams, Michael C. C. The Best War Ever: America and World War II. Pp. 1-19.

Minear, Richard H. Dr. Seuss Goes to War: The World War II Editorial Cartoons of Theodor Seuss Geisel.
9Same as AboveHennessey, Maureen Hart. "The Four Freedoms."

Westbrook, Robert B. "Fighting for the American Family: Private Interests and Political Obligations in World War II."

Westbrook, Robert B. "'I Want a Girl, Just Like the Girl that Married Harry James': American Women and the Problem of Political Obligation in World War II."
10World War II: The Good War?Adams, Michael C. C. The Best War Ever: America and World War II. Pp. 21-113.
11World War II: The War at HomeAdams, Michael C. C. The Best War Ever: America and World War II. Pp. 114-159.

Viewing: The Best Years of Our Lives.
12Same as AboveWestbrook, Robert B. "In the Mirror of the Enemy: Japanese Political Culture and the Peculiarities of American Patriotism in World War II."

Irons, Peter. "Gordon Hirabayashi v. United States."

Rehnquist, William H. All the Laws but One: Civil Liberties in Wartime. Pp. 184-211.

Hirabayashi v. United States 320 U.S. 81 (1943).

Korematsu v. United States 323 U.S. 214 (1944).
13World War II and the Dawn of the Atomic AgeHersey, John. Hiroshima.
14Same as AboveThird Writing Assignment Due in Class.
15VietnamO'Brien, Tim. The Things They Carried. Begin.

Viewing: Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam.
16Same as AboveO'Brien, Tim. The Things They Carried. Finish.

Broyles, William, Jr. "Why Men Love War."

Kingston, Maxine Hong. "The Brother in Vietnam."
17Same as Above

Viewing: Full Metal Jacket, or any other Vietnam film of your choosing.

Johnson, Lyndon B. "Speech at Johns Hopkins University."

Rawls, John. A Theory of Justice. Pp. 363-391.

Walzer, Michael. "The Obligation to Die for the State" and "Conscientious Objection."

United States v. Seeger 380 U.S. 163 (1965).

Welsh v. United States 398 U.S. 333 (1970).

Gillette v. United States 401 U.S. 437 (1971).

Cohen v. California 403 U.S. 15 (1971).

18America in a Post-Cold War WorldFourth Writing Assignment Due in Class.
19Same as AboveEnsler, Eve. Necessary Targets: A Story of Women and War.

Kerber, Linda K. No Constitutional Right to Be Ladies: Women and the Obligations of Citizenship. Pp. 236-252, 261-267, 278-302.
20War, Media, and the Middle EastMcAlister, Melani. Epic Encounters: Culture, Media, and U.S. Interests in the Middle East, 1945-2000. Pp. 1-42, 125-234.
21War in the Persian GulfViewing: Three Kings.

McAlister, Melani. Epic Encounters: Culture, Media, and U.S. Interests in the Middle East, 1945-2000. Pp. 235-265.

Baudrillard, Jean. "The Gulf War Did Not Take Place."
22September 11 and AfterWalzer, Michael. "Terrorism."

Additional Readings Based on Course Presentations.
23Same as AboveReadings Based on Course Presentations.
24Same as AboveReadings Based on Course Presentations.
 


 



 








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