HIST 701 Schedule

University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Fall, 2006--Revised 9/26

Class and Assignment Schedule for HIST 701, The Study of History, Wed. 7:10-9:40 pm
Meet in Admin 711 unless otherwise indicated below.

Date	Topic and Assignment (plus additional lectures and events of possible interest)
Aug. 30	Introduction

Sept. 6	Historiography: What is it and why does it matter? Read the material in UCORS under "Various. Articles on the American Revolution." Phi Kappa Phi Forum. vol. 86. no. 3. p. 10-48. 2006. Our course username is hist701 and the password is: historydetective Your Blackboard Discussion Posting is Due by 6:00 pm, Tuesday, Sept. 5

Sept. 13	Library Skills: Learning the Tools of the Trade Mr. Drew Algren, presenter Meet in the Albin O. Kuhn Library, Room 259 (past the media center on the 2nd floor)
Sept 14 Sept 19	Claudia Goldin Lecture 4:00 pm UMBC History Department 40th Birthday Celebration, Admin 7th floor 5:00-7:00 pm
Sept. 20	Ethics, Integrity, and Historians Read the articles from the Public Historian handed out on Aug. 30th. Discussion board posting due by Tuesday, September 19 at 6:00 pm

Sept. 27	Is this "the best" writing in American history? Part I Everyone read the Introduction and Chapters 1-4 in The Best American History Essays 2006 Members of Group I will lead the class discussion. Discussion board posting due by Tuesday, September 26th at 6:00 pm

Oct. 4	Is this "the best" writing in American history? Part II Everyone read Chapters 5-10 The Best American History Essays 2006 Member of Group II will lead the class discussion Discussion board posting due by Tuesday, October 3rd at 6:00 pm
Oct. 9	Tickets go on sale for the Maryland Forum Speakers Series http://www.umbc.edu/window/
Oct. 11	Annual Department of History Robert Webb Lecture, 4:00 pm, Prof. Carole Levin Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
Oct. 11	Come to class prepared to discuss the definition of Affirmative Action. and... "Historians, Plagiarism, and Good Professional Practice" No Discussion Board posting this week, but you are expected to read and be ready to discuss in class the articles under "Historians, Plagiarism, and Good Professional Practice" under the Course Documents section of this Blackboard course website. Proposed research topic due today. Please submit to Dr. Lindenmeyer via email lindenme@umbc.edu (20 points)

Oct. 18	Website Editing and Historical Writing Take a look at the following websites: American Women and Social Movements Children in Urban America Valley of the Shadow Project American Memory Be prepared to discuss the organizational logic and scholarly purpose behind each website.

Oct. 25	Read Steven Mintz, Huck's Raft Members of Group IV will lead the class discussion ****Discussion board posting due by Sunday, October 22nd at 11:59 pm
Oct. 31	Drs. Lauren Abramson and Bernard Fayall, Youth Mentoring, Restorative Justice, and Death Penalty Abolition: Innovations by Baltimore Community Fellows Open Society Institute, 4:00 pm, A. O. Kuhn Library Gallery
Nov. 1	Historiography and "Schools" --guest lecture by Dr. Dan Ritschel Read the material in UCORS under EReserves 8-12. Discussion board posting due by Tuesday, October 31at 6:00 pm Proposed Bibliography due today. I need both a print and digital copy sent via email. lindenme@umbc.edu
Nov. 1	Dr. Charles Nicolas, "Who Wrote this Document?" Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, UMBC, 4:00 pm. A. O. Kuhn Library Gallery
Nov. 8	Class begins tonight at 4:30 pm!---We will meet from 4:30-6:30 for those who have purchased tickets for the Bob Woodward lecture. Bob Woodward is on campus and will be presenting at 7:00 pm. You must have tickets for this event. They are $5 and can be purchased at the information desk in the Commons beginning on Monday, October 9th. The class will meet immediately following Mr. Woodward's presentation. http://www.themarylandforum.com/ History and Public Policy? Read the following articles on Immigration and Public Policy History located on UCORS 1) An Amazing Journey 2) Are They Guests or Gatecrashers? 3) Who Will Stand Up for Them? 4) The Stunted Career of Policy History: A Critique 5) Roundtable: Responses to Hugh Davis Graham's .... 6) Roger Daniels, "Words Do Matter" Members of Group III will lead the class discussion
Nov. 14	Prof. Tom Schaller lecture, Political Science "Whistling Past Dixie: How Democrats Can Win Without the South" (confirmed---4:00 pm A.O. K. Library Gallery)

Nov. 15	Class begins tonight at 4:30 pm!---We will meet from 4:30-6:30 pm Guest speaker, Dr. Roger Daniels, Emeritus Professor, University of Cincinnati I hope that you will plan to attend Dr. Manning Marable's W.E.B. DuBois lecture following our class. It begins at 7:00 pm and will take place in the UC Ballroom. http://www.umbc.edu/socsforum/ For tonight's class please read, Roger Daniels, Guarding the Golden Door Discussion Board posting due by 6:00 pm, Tuesday, Nov. 14th.
Nov. 15	Manning Marable, “Relevance of DuBois for 21st Century Black America” Professor of Public Affairs, Political Science, History and African-American Studies, Columbia University 7:00 pm The W.E.B. DuBois Lecture, sponsored by the Department of Africana Studies University Center Ballroom
Nov. 16	Senator Harrison Wofford, “The Role of National Service in a Multicultural World: A History and Future of the Peace Corps 5::30 pm The Commons Skylight Room
Nov. 22	no class meeting 8 page research paper drafts due today. Please send them to me via email. lindenme@umbc.edu

Nov. 29	Guest presentation: Dr. Sabine Schindler, Fulbright Visiting Researcher, Martin-Luther Universitaet, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
Nov. 30	David Berliner, “High-Stakes Testing and the Corruption of Our Educators" Regents' Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Arizona State University 4:00 pm A. O. Kuhn Library, 7th floor
Dec. 6	Prof. Rick Welch, Department of History Seminar Series, 4:00 pm, Admin 711
Dec. 6 and 13	Writing History Papers due on Dec. 13 ---revised