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1 HISTORY 199: FRESHMAN SEMINAR WINTER Uncovering the Past of the “Real” Wild W Instructor: Kevin D. Hatfield Classroom: 130 Global Scholars Hall Office: 120 Living Learning Center Meeting Time: UH 2:003:50 Phone: 5413461977 Class Website: canvas.uoregon.edu EMail: [email protected] CRN: 27118 Office Hours: Wednesdays, 4:005:30pm Recurring Visiting Scholar: Jennifer O’Neal, University Historian and Archivist I COURSE DESCRIPTION: A HISTORIAN’S APPRENTICESHIP Does most of your knowledge of the Old West come from popular culture such as Django Unchained directed by Quentin Tarantino and The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly starring Clint Eastwood, or the video games Red Dead Redemption and The Oregon Trail? This seminar invites you to learn the historian’s craft in a hands‐on “history laboratory” that allows students to explore the myths and legends of the “Wild West” and discover the “Real” history of a multicultural region that functioned as the crossroads for immigrant and indigenous cultures. You will enjoy the opportunity perform an original archival research project on a topic of your choosing and compare your findings to the depiction of your topic in a film, television series, or video game. Past research projects have examined topics ranging from vigilantes, outlaws, gangs, bounty hunters, marshals, gamblers and gunfighters, to justice, law, revenge, violence, slavery, prostitution, colonization, genocide, war, feuds, race, gender, women, Native Americans, the Alamo, the Gold Rush and Chinese Exclusion Act. Seminar highlights will include a field trip to the Many Nations Longhouse, “hidden history” tour of the campus landscape, re‐enactment of a historical trial, film screening analysis, and on‐site research in special collections and university archives. Would you enjoy the opportunity to recover the forgotten and dis‐remembered voices and experiences of real historical actors, who lived in the American West, from the archives, field trips, and dynamic guest speakers? If so, this Freshman Seminar offers you a “hands‐on” apprenticeship in the historian’s craft. For nearly 150 years the American West has functioned as the synecdoche—the part that represents the whole—for the United States. The popular culture construction of the American West has come to define American identity, character, and exceptionalism—what is uniquely and quintessentially “American” is often placed in the context of the West. William F. Cody arguably became the first modern celebrity during the American and European tours of Buffalo Bills “Wild West” from the 1870s through the early 20 th Century. Buffalo Bill performances established the tradition of popular culture claiming and exerting the primary influence of creating our collective “knowledge” of the American West. Buffalo Bill famously cast “real” historical actors from the West—Sitting Bull, Kicking Bear, Red Shirt, Annie Oakley, cowboys—and righteously asserted that his performances represented “authentic” and “realistic” historical re‐enactments of events from the Wild West. Buffalo Bill bristled at the use of the word “show” for his acts, believing it falsely diminished his work as tawdry “entertainment” or “recreation” for the audience, when in contrast, he believed he delivered his performances as “history lessons” and his troupe as an “educational institution” for generations who would not grow up on the frontier. Buffalo Bill became a “cultural authority” in his own right through his re‐enactments of moments of “conquest” and “colonization,” such as the “Custer’s Last Stand” and the “Stage Coach Attack,” and ultimately set a pattern of credentialing popular culture portrayals of the American West through the “incorporation” of indigenous

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    HISTORY 199: FRESHMAN SEMINAR WINTER   Uncover ing the Past of the “Real” Wild W

     Instructor:  Kevin D. Hatfield  Classroom:  130 Global Scholars Hall Office:  120 Living Learning Center Meeting Time: UH 2:00‐3:50 Phone:  541‐346‐1977  ClassWebsite: canvas.uoregon.edu E‐Mail:  [email protected]  CRN: 27118Office Hours:  Wednesdays, 4:00‐5:30pmRecurring Visiting Scholar: Jennifer O’Neal, University Historian and Archivist 

       I  COURSE DESCRIPTION: A HISTORIAN’S APPRENTICESHIP 

     DoesmostofyourknowledgeoftheOldWestcomefrompopularculturesuchasDjangoUnchaineddirectedbyQuentinTarantinoandTheGood,theBad,andtheUglystarringClintEastwood,orthevideogamesRedDeadRedemptionandTheOregonTrail?Thisseminarinvitesyoutolearnthehistorian’scraftinahands‐on“historylaboratory”thatallowsstudentstoexplorethemythsandlegendsofthe“WildWest”anddiscoverthe“Real”historyofamulticulturalregionthatfunctionedasthecrossroadsforimmigrantandindigenouscultures.Youwillenjoytheopportunityperformanoriginalarchivalresearchprojectonatopicofyourchoosingandcompareyourfindingstothedepictionofyourtopicinafilm,televisionseries,orvideogame.Pastresearchprojectshaveexaminedtopicsrangingfromvigilantes,outlaws,gangs,bountyhunters,marshals,gamblersandgunfighters,tojustice,law,revenge,violence,slavery,prostitution,colonization,genocide,war,feuds,race,gender,women,NativeAmericans,theAlamo,theGoldRushandChineseExclusionAct.SeminarhighlightswillincludeafieldtriptotheManyNationsLonghouse,“hiddenhistory”tourofthecampuslandscape,re‐enactmentofahistoricaltrial,filmscreeninganalysis,andon‐siteresearchinspecialcollectionsanduniversityarchives.Wouldyouenjoytheopportunitytorecovertheforgottenanddis‐rememberedvoicesandexperiencesofrealhistoricalactors,wholivedintheAmericanWest,fromthearchives,fieldtrips,anddynamicguestspeakers? Ifso,thisFreshmanSeminaroffersyoua“hands‐on”apprenticeshipinthehistorian’scraft.

    Fornearly150yearstheAmericanWesthasfunctionedasthesynecdoche—thepartthatrepresentsthewhole—fortheUnitedStates. ThepopularcultureconstructionoftheAmericanWesthascometodefineAmericanidentity,character,andexceptionalism—whatisuniquelyandquintessentially“American”isoftenplacedinthecontextoftheWest.WilliamF.CodyarguablybecamethefirstmoderncelebrityduringtheAmericanandEuropeantoursofBuffaloBills“WildWest”fromthe1870sthroughtheearly20thCentury.BuffaloBillperformancesestablishedthetraditionofpopularcultureclaimingandexertingtheprimaryinfluenceofcreatingourcollective“knowledge”oftheAmericanWest. BuffaloBillfamouslycast“real”historicalactorsfromtheWest—SittingBull,KickingBear,RedShirt,AnnieOakley,cowboys—andrighteouslyassertedthathisperformancesrepresented“authentic”and“realistic”historicalre‐enactmentsofeventsfromtheWildWest.BuffaloBillbristledattheuseoftheword“show”forhisacts,believingitfalselydiminishedhisworkastawdry“entertainment”or“recreation”fortheaudience,whenincontrast,hebelievedhedeliveredhisperformancesas“historylessons”andhistroupeasan“educationalinstitution”forgenerationswhowouldnotgrowuponthefrontier.BuffaloBillbecamea“culturalauthority”inhisownrightthroughhisre‐enactmentsofmomentsof“conquest”and“colonization,”suchasthe“Custer’sLastStand”andthe“StageCoachAttack,”andultimatelysetapatternofcredentialingpopularcultureportrayalsoftheAmericanWestthroughthe“incorporation”ofindigenous

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    peoples—apracticethatwouldseamlesslytransitionfromthefieldandstagetothesilverscreenofsilentfilmandlatertalkiesandtelevision. Consequently,adominantcultureethnocentricandcolonialvisionandrememberingoftheAmericanWesthasmaintainedatenaciousholdonourcollectivememoryandknowledge.ThisportrayaloftheAmericanWesthasconventionally,obscuredthedevelopmentofamulti‐culturalregionthatbecamethecrossroadsforimmigrantsandpeoplesdescendingfromEurope,Asia,CentralAmerica,andAfrica—allofwhomenteredaculturallandscapealreadyoccupiedbydiverseindigenouspeoples.ThiscoursewillengagestudentsinaseriesofscaffoldedanalyticalexercisescomparingthispopularcultureportrayaloftheAmericanWestbystage,film,televisionandvoiceactorswiththeactualhistoryoftheAmericanWestasrecountedthroughthefirst‐handexperiencesof“historicalactors”wholivedintheAmericanWest. Theclassdiscussions,small‐groupprimarysourceexercises,andtake‐homemidtermwillpreparestudentsfortheircapstone“Reelv.RealHistory”InquiryProjects,whichwillprobeourcollectivememoryorimaginationofthe“OldWest,”andinterrogatehow20th(and21st)centurynovels,film,television,videogames,duderanches,themeparks,re‐enactments,andotherpopularculturerepresentationshaveconstructedperceptionsoftheAmericanWestthatoftendivergeradicallyfromtherealityofthepast. Thestudents’originalresearchprojectswillbegintounpackthisquestionbyteasingoutfactfromfictioninour“memories”or“knowledge”ofthistimeandplace,andclarifyingtheblurredlinesbetweenhistory,myth,andfolklore. StudentswillcontributetoagrowingbodyofscholarshipandcreativeworkbyNativeandnon‐Nativehistorians,anthropologists,novelists,filmmakers,andartistsactivelydecolonizingthe“BuffaloBill”tradition.

     Intermsofhowstudentswill“learn”historyinthiscourse,theapprenticeshipwillreorientstudentsfroma"factsfirst"approachor"contentcoverage"modeloflearninghistoryemphasizingthepassiveconsumptionofexpertknowledge,toaninquiry‐based"historicalthinking"modelthatpositionsstudentsasactiveproducersofhistory.Theapprenticeshipwillframehistoryasa“wayofknowing”anda“wayofthinking”ratherthananaccumulationofpastevents. Studentswill“do”history,andbegintopracticetheprocessandmethodologyofthediscipline. Asapprenticehistorians,studentswillperformoriginalresearchintheUniversityofOregonSpecialCollectionsandUniversityArchives(SCUA)andthroughdigitizedprimarysourcescollectedbytheinstructorfromvariouslocal,stateandnationalarchivesandrepositories. Studentswillalsoexperiencethechancetointerpretandauthortheirownnarrativesandexplanationsofthepast. Finally,theapprenticeshipwillintroducestudentstothemethodologyanddisciplinaryexpertiseofacademichistoriansthroughtheanalysisofsecondaryliterature(e.g.scholarlyarticlesandbooks).

       II COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES  Studentscompletingthishistorian'sapprenticeshipwill: 

    Improvehistoricalthinkingandinquiryskills(See“ANoteonPresentism&thePastastheIrreducibleOther”onpage15ofthissyllabus)

      Becomeaccustomedtoreadingandinterpretingprimarysourcematerials,drawingtheirown

    conclusionsaboutthem,andusingthemtoconstructarguments 

    Applyhistoriographyandmethodologytohistoricalresearchandanalysisofprimaryandsecondarysources

     

    Performscholarlywritingasaprocessofdisciplinarythinking 

    Applyhistoricalconcepts(e.g.,causation,agency,contingency,continuity/change)toprimarysourceresearchandanalysis

     

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    Strengthenevidence‐basedargumentationandreasoning(e.g.,empirical,inferential,inductive) 

    Developandstrengthentheirmetacognition—theirconsciousandcriticalself‐reflectiononhowtheyarelearningandbeingtaught

     

    CriticallyengageessentialquestionsandimprovecontentknowledgeofAmericanWesthistory

    III  SUCCEEDING IN THE COURSE  Itisthestudent'sresponsibilitytoreadallsyllabuscontentcarefully,andconsultwiththeinstructoriftheyhaveanyquestionsorconcernsabouttherequirements,policiesormaterialcoveredintheclass. Thissyllabusisacriticalreferenceguideandresourcefortheentirecourse. Studentsshouldreviewthesyllabusbeforeeveryclasssessionandcontinuallyastheyperformcourserequirements.Successfulstudentshaveregularattendance,completereadingsbeforeattendingclasses,participateactivelyindiscussions,andmakeuseofofficehoursasnecessary.Overallparticipation,effortandanyimprovementsdemonstratedthroughoutthecoursewillbeconsideredwhendecidingfinalcoursegrades.

     ImportantNote: Studentsmustreturnalloptionalmaterials(e.g.,books,DVDs,VHSTapes)borrowedfrom

    theinstructorBYTHEENDOFTHETERMTORECEIVEAFINALGRADE.   IV  BOOK AND BOOK CHAPTER READINGS  ScottZeschTheCaptured:ATrueStoryofAbductionbytheIndiansontheTexasFrontier

    NewYork,St.Martin’sPress,2004 PhilipJ.DeloriaIndiansinUnexpectedPlaces

    Lawrence:UniversityPressofKansas,2004PROVIDEDONCANVAS

    Excerpt:Introduction&Chapter2“REPRESENTATION:IndianWars,theMovie” 

      V  EVALUATION  A)   Primary Source Interpretation Exercises & Reports: (2 @ 20 points each)  

    Studentswillbegintheirhistorian’sapprenticeshipsandhoningtheirhistoricalcraftskillsandknowledgefortheculminatinghistoricalinquiryprojectbyperformingtwopracticeprimarysourceanalysisexercisesbasedonsmallcollectionsofmaterials. Thesesmallgroupexerciseswillofferworkshopsforstudentstoengageinthinkingcritically,framinghistoricalquestions,interpretingprimarysources,assessingevidence,andwritingexplanatorynarratives. StudentswillperformthefirstexerciseinSpecialCollectionswithoriginalmanuscriptsandartifacts,andenjoytheopportunitytosurveyarangeofpotentialtopicsandsourcesfortheirhistoricalinquiryprojects. Thesecondexerciseembodiesarole‐playing“game”inspiredbytheReactingtothePast(RTTP)curriculum,andstudentswill“enact”aChineseExclusionActTrialbaseduponfirst‐personrecordsofaChineseExclusionActCaseFile. Fullinstructionsforeachexercisewillbeprovidedseparately.

     Bothprimarysourceexerciseswillbeprefacedwithintroductorylecturescontextualizingthetopics. Theinstructorwilldistributespecificinstructionsandbibliographiesforeachprimarysourceexercise. Students

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    willcomposeindividualtwo‐tothree‐pagereports(500to750words)thatpresenttheirnarrativeinterpretationoftheessentialquestionsinvestigatedforeachexercise.Thetwoprimarysourcesetsincludematerialscreatedbymultipleauthors,bearingconflicting,contradictory,andincompleteevidence,aswellasfragmentaryanddiscretenarrativesthatposeacreativechallengetohistorians.

     Thesecollaborativeexerciseswillallowstudentstoexplorepointsofconsensusanddivergenceregarding:1) thethematicinterpretationofspecificsources—theirauthorship,perspective,language,bias,

    veracity/authenticity,completeness,andreliability;2) thebroaderinterpretationoftheoverallsubject—howrepresentativearetheexperiencesofthese

    historicalactors? Theexercisesintroducestudentstotheconceptandprocessof“historiography”—howdohistoriansassignmeaningtopastandreachcontrastinginterpretationsandexplanationswhenanalyzingthesameempiricalevidence? Finally,theexercisescapturetheuncertainty,contingency,andfluidityofthepast.Thesetwoin‐classinquiry‐basedgroupexerciseswillpreparestudentstoperformoriginalon‐sitearchivalresearchforthe“Reelv.RealHistory”inquiryprojects.

     Consulttheguide,“AdviceonHowtoApproachthePrimarySourceInterpretationExercises”onpage14ofthissyllabus,andpostedinCanvas.

     1.EXERCISE1:DiscoveringDisrememberedVoices:ReconstructingthePastofRace,Gender,Class

    intheAmericanWest 

    GroupA:"PioneerMothers:"ReflectionsofWomanhoodandFemininityinOregonTrailDiaries

    GroupB: SettlerColonialism&ResettlementofIndigenousPeoples:TreatieswiththeUmpquaandKalapuya1854,1855/SiletzReservationMaps

     GroupC:OregonFreeSoilIdeology,BlackExclusionandAnti‐Slavery:BlackExclusionLaws&CaseFilesofTheophilusMagruderv.JacobVanderpool(1851);RobinHolmesv.NathanielFord(1852–53);andAbnerandO.B.Francis(1851)

     GroupD:ThePedagogyofEthnocideandAssimilation:ChemawaIndianBoardingSchoolandWarmSpringsReservationSchoolRecords

     GroupE:Rodeosandthe"VanishingRace":Romanticizingthe"OldWest"throughtheEyeoftheCamera:WalterS.BowmanPhotographs,1890–1925andLeeMorehousePhotographs,1888–1925

     2.EXERCISE2:GamSaan&theUnassimilables:ChineseImmigration,Exclusion&Sinophobia:

    ChineseExclusionActTrialofChanChowMow B) Group Discussion Facilitators & Written Questions (10 points possible: 5 points for 

    posting; 5 points for discussion facilitation)  

    NOTE:Allstudentsmustcompleteallthereadingforeverybookdiscussion,however,thefacilitationgroupwillhelpframethediscussionfortheday.

     Toexploremajorcoursethemesthroughthesingleassignedbook—ScottZesch’sTheCaptured—theclasswillbearrangedinto“DiscussionFacilitationGroups”comprisingtwotofivestudentstoengagestudentsinreadingdiscussions.Eachgroupwillbeassignedtwochaptersthebook(usuallyabout40‐50pages).

     

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    Foreachscheduleddiscussion,the“DiscussionFacilitationGroups”forthatdaywilldeliverbriefintroductionsthatframethemajorthemes,arguments,andmethodologyoftheirparticularsection.EachmemberofthefacilitatinggroupwillpreparetwohistoricalquestionstoposetotheclassthroughtherespectiveCanvasDiscussionForumsavailableforeachbook,nolaterthanthedaypriortotheirdiscussion. Studentswillframebroadlyanalyticalquestionsthatcontemplateprimaryarguments,interpretations,themes,sources,andmethodology,insteadofcontent‐specific,narrowlyfactualquestions. 

      C) Take‐Home Midterm: Comparative Source Analysis: The Captured and The Searchers          (30 points possible)  

    Asinhabitantsofthe21stCentury,ourcollectivememoryofthe“OldWest”oftenreflectsthe20th‐Century“Reel”historyofHollywoodwesterncinemamorethanthe19th‐Century“Real”historyoftheAmericanWest.Thistake‐homemidtermprovidesstudentsanopportunitytocomparethehistoricalreconstructionofinter‐culturalrelationshipsandacculturationasportrayedbydirectorJohnFordinhisfilm,TheSearchers(1956),andhistorianScottZeschinhisaward‐winningbook,TheCaptured.Thetake‐homemidtermalsofunctionsasanotherprogressive“practice”exercisepreparingstudentsfortheirculminatinghistoricalinquiryprojects.Studentswillanswerfouroutofeightquestionsina“short‐answer”format.Eachanswershouldbeapproximatelythreetofourparagraphsinlengthandprovidedabriefanalyticalresponsetothequestionsupportedbyevidencedrawnfromthebook,film,andclassdiscussion. Answersdonotneedtobecomprehensiveintheiranalyticalscopeorfactualcontent. Besuccinctandsubstantive,andpresentthemostillustrativeexampleyouhave.

     Althoughasuccinctdiscussionofhistoricalaccuracy(actualtruth)orverisimilitude(appearanceoftruth)maycompriseacomponentofyourcommentary,studentsshouldavoidpreparinganexhaustivecatalogofanachronismsanddeviationsfromliteralreality. Instead,yourshortanswersshouldapproachthefilmasadramaticvehicleorartform—grantingthatitisnotanon‐fictionaldocumentary—andfocusonthe“vision,”“imagination,”“perception”or“myth”oftheAmericanWestfashionedbyplotdevelopment,narrativestructure,characterformation,dialoguepresentation,performances,direction,andothercinematictechniques.

     D) Historical Inquiry Project: “Reel versus Real History” (110 points possible)  

    The“ReelversusRealHistory”historicalinquiryprojectrepresentstheculminatingintellectualexerciseofthecourse,andintentionallybuildsupontheknowledgeandskillsstudentshavecultivatedas“apprenticehistorians”inpreviousclassdiscussions,theVisitingScholarssession,thetwoPrimarySourceInterpretationExercises,andtheTake‐HomeMidtermcomparativeanalysisofdirectorJohnFord’sfilmTheSearchersandhistorianScottZesch’sTheCaptured.

     CinemahasprofoundlyshapedourhistoricalmemoryandcollectiveimaginationoftheAmericanWest.Hollywoodhasconstructedamodernmythologyofindigeneity,race,class,gender,violence,nationalidentity,Americancharacter,democracy,immigration,landscape,region,frontier,andgeneralprofilesofindividualsandcommunitiesintheWest. Despitethefolkloricpatinaofthemedium,manyfilmsreflectkernelsoftruthregardingboththeerastheydepictandthetimesinwhichtheywerecreated. Forexample,toapresentaudience,JohnFord’sSergeantRutledge(1960)mayrevealmoreaboutColdWarracialtensionsthantheexperiencesofAfrican‐American“buffalosoldiers”servinginthepost‐CivilWarcavalryinthe1870s.

     Thisexercisewillalloweachstudenttoselectahistoricaltopicoftheirpassionandcraftauniquehistoricalquestiontoinvestigateaparticularaspectofthistopic.Withtheinstructor’sguidance,studentswillidentifyapopularcultureartifact—typicallyafeaturefilm,televisionseriesepisode(s),orvideogame—andasmall

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    collectionoforiginalprimarysourcematerialsthatbothengagethestudents’selectedtopic. SimilartotheTake‐HomeMidterm,the“ReelversusReal”historicalinquiryprojectenablesstudentstocriticallyanalyzehowapopularculturedepictionoftheirtopiccompareswithoriginalprimarysourceevidence.Whereas,theTake‐HomeMidtermaskedstudentstocomparethetopicsof“captivity,acculturation,race,andinterculturalcontact/conflict”betweenafilmandthepublishedscholarshipofahistorian,the“ReelversusRealHistory”projectpositionsstudentstocompareapopularcultureartifactwithoriginalprimarysources(ratherthanasimplyabook).Whenpossibletheinstructorwillencouragestudentstopulldifferenttopicsoutofthesamefilm,televisionepisode,orvideogame. Theinstructorwillsharealistoffilmsandtelevisionepisodes,aswellaslistsofpotentialtopics,primarysourcecollections/resources,andpaststudentprojects.TheclasswillalsoperformresearchintheUOLibrariesonseveralfieldresearchtripsunderthementorshipoftheinstructorandassistancefromlibrarians,archivists,andspecialcollectionsstaff. Thisprojectisnotintendedtorepresentafull‐scaleresearchpaper,butratherafocusedcomparativeanalysisofaspecificfilmwithspecificprimarysources/sourcecollection.

     Theinstructorhasorganizedthe“ReelVersusRealHistory”projectintosevensteps. Eachstepfunctionsasamilestoneorcheck‐inpointduringtheresearchandwritingprocess,andfostersacriticalfeedbackloopbetweenthestudentandinstructorthroughsubstantivewrittencommentaryandone‐on‐onetutorialadvising.Despitetheconsecutiveorderofthesteps,studentsareencouragedtoapproachhistoricalresearchandwritingasareciprocal,ratherthanstrictlylinear,exercise.Thestepsrepresentthebuildingblocksor“work‐in‐progress”iterationsoftheoverallresearchproject,andnotdiscrete“finalproducts.”Muchofthewritingperformedforthesestepswillultimatelybeincorporatedinthefinaloralpresentationsandpapers. Forexample,itisexpectedthatfurtherprimarysourceresearchwillinformandre‐fashiontheinitialhistoricalquestion,whereasprogressivewritingwillidentifygapsinprimarysourceanalysisandnecessitateadditionalresearchandthediscoveryofnewsources.Ultimately,thestepsintendtoreinforcea“metacognitiveconsciousness”amongstudentsaslearners,practitioners,andproducersofhistory,andremainreflectiveandself‐awareoftheirthinkingandreasoning.

      

    Step One: Selecting the Topic & Film [10 Points]  DUE:One‐page(250words)proposalexplainingselectionoftopicandfilm

     Instructions:Studentsconferringwiththeinstructor,andpreferablycollaboratinginsmallgroupsofthreetofivememberswillidentifyaneffectivefilm(s)/televisionepisode(s)/videogamefortheirinquiryproject,andwillhaveanopportunitytoperformaninitialviewingoftheirpopularcultureartifactinclass.Ultimately,eachstudent/groupmemberwillexamineaunique,yetcomplementarythemebycomparingacomponentofthefilmwithspecificprimarysourcematerialsandevidence. Eachstudentwillsubmitaone‐page(250words)proposalidentifyingtheirfilmandtopic.

     Studentsandgroupsmaybegintheirresearchbyperusingfilmreviewscomposedbycontemporaryfilmcritics,andhistoricalessayscritiquingthefilmwrittenbyacademichistorians. Theinstructorwilldistributealistoffilms/televisionepisodesavailableinhisprivatecollectionforuseintheclass. Theinstructorwillalsopurchasefilms/televisionseriesasneededfortheclass. Theinstructordoesnothaveavideogamecollection.

     Studentsshouldbeawareofthefollowingresources:

      InternetMovieDatabase(imdb.com) JournalofAmericanHistory(availableinfull‐texton‐line)[filmreviewsection] Kilpatrick,CelluloidIndians:NativeAmericansandFilm Marubbio,KillingtheIndianMaiden:ImagesofNativeAmericanWomeninFilm Slotkin,GunfighterNation

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    Carnes,ed.PastImperfect:HistoryAccordingtotheMovies Collins&O’Connor,eds.Hollywood’sWest:TheAmericanFrontierinFilm,Television,&History Cowie,JohnFordandtheAmericanWest Coyne,TheCrowdedPrairie:AmericanNationalIdentityintheHollywoodWestern Roquemore,HistoryGoestotheMoviesStep Two: Framing Historical Questions & Identifying Primary Sources [20 Points]

     DUE:One‐page(250words)narrativeofhistoricalquestion(s)[10points];AND

    one‐page(nowordcount)annotatedbibliography(minimumoffivesources)[10 points] Instructions: i. HistoricalQuestions

    BasedonthetopicchoseninStepOne,studentswillbegincraftinganeffectivehistoricalquestiontoguidetheirprimarysourceresearchandfilm/televisionepisode/videogameanalysis.Studentswillcomposeatwo‐tothree‐paragraph(approximately250words)historicalquestion. First,beginthisprocessbyfocusingthetopicintoamorerefinedhistoricalinquirybytighteningthegeographic,chronological,and/orthematic/theoreticalscope.Avoidquestionsthatareeithertoonarrowortoobroadtoanswereffectively.Studentmayalsobegintoarticulatetheirworkinghypothesis,argument,orinterpretationinresponsetoyourquestion. Ultimately,questionsshouldlinktheoriginalprimarysourceresearchtothefilm/televisionepisode/videogame. Seeexamplesbelow:

      WhatfactorscausedvigilanteviolenceintheAmericanWest? Whatwasthedifferencebetweena“lynching”anda“hanging?” Whywerelynchingsandhangingspublicspectacles? Whatroledidrace,class,andgenderplayinviolence? Whywerevictimsoflynchingsoftentorturedbeforedeathandtheircorpsesmutilated

    postmortem? Howwasmasculinityconstructedthroughsuchviolence? HowdospecificincidentsofvigilantejusticeintheAmericanWestcomparetothedepictionof

    unjustexecutioninWilliamWellman’s1943film,TheOx‐BowIncident? Whyareraceandviolence/torturedownplayedbyWellman?

     ii. AnnotatedBibliography

    Eachstudent/groupmemberwillfindsufficientprimarysourcestoconducttheircomparativeanalysis(consultyourclasshandoutforexplanationofprimary/secondarysources). Sourcesmayincludegovernmentdocuments,personalletters/diaries,memoirs/autobiographies,courtrecords,historicalnewspapers/magazines,photographs,maps,oralinterviews,sheetmusic,soundrecordings,andnumerousotherprimarysources. Studentswillprepareanannotatedbibliographywithaminimumoffivesourcecitations. Anannotatedbibliographyoffersyourreaderthesourcecitationandadditionalinformationandcommentaryaboutthesourcesyoucite(e.g.sourcetype,creator/author),andclarifieshowthecontentofthesourcematerialisrelevanttoyourresearch.Researchersshouldcreatetheirannotatedbibliographiesconcurrentwiththeperformanceoftheirprimarysourceresearch,andusethebibliographyasaworkingresourcetodocumentandtracktheirexaminationofprimaryandsecondarysources. Theinstructorwilldistributeacitationguidetoassiststudentswithformattingtheannotatedbibliography.

     ThedisciplineofhistoryfollowstheChicagoManualofStyle(CMS)(nowinits16thedition)citationand

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    editorialsystem.MosthistoryundergraduateandgraduatestudentsconsultanabbreviatedversionoftheCMSauthoredbyKateL.Turabiantitled,AManualforWritersofResearchPapers,Theses,andDissertations8thEd.(Chicago:UniversityofChicagoPress,2013).ForthoseofyoupursuingadegreeinhistoryIwouldencourageyoutopurchaseacopyofthisinvaluablereference.

    Step Three: Paper Outline/Concept Map [5 points] DUE:One‐page(nowordcount)outlineofpaper Instructions:Studentswillprepareaone‐page(nowordcount)schematicoutlineoftheirpaper.Thecognitiveprocessof“outlining”assistsresearcherswithorganizingtheirthinkingandreasoning,andthetranslationofprimaryandsecondarysourceevidenceintoacoherentnarrative.Outlinesmayrevealdeficienciesinempiricaldataorincompleteanalysis.Althoughsomestudentsmaychoosetoperformtheiroutlineinaconventionalhierarchicalstructureofheadingsandsubheadingstodemonstraterelationshipsandorderingofideas,studentsarewelcometouseanyformatthatbestmatchestheircreativeprocess. ConceptMaps,IdeaMapsorothervisualthinkingtoolsthatdiagramthestructureofcontentandanalysisarewelcome.

       

    Step Four: Peer Evaluation [10 points]  DUE:FirstDraftofFinalPaper(fourtofivepages/1,000to1,250words)[SubmittoPeerEvaluator);AND

    PeerCritiqueofPartnersPaperIncludingeditorialmarksanda150‐to200‐wordCritique Instructions:

     i. PaperDrafts

    Toensurestudentsreceivethemosteffectiveevaluationsfromtheirpeers,paperdraftsshouldaspiretoincludethefollowingelements:

     1. Introduction

    Theintroductionofthepaperiscriticaltoitsoverallcoherenceandclarity.Theintroductionfunctionsastheinitialhookanddirectoryforthereader—itsimultaneouslydrawstheminandbeginstoguidethemthroughyourresearchandanalysis. Studentsareencouragedtoperformtwoself‐teststodetermineiftheintroductioniswellorganizedandclearlyarticulated. First,readtheintroductionoutloudandconsiderwhetherthefourelementshavebeenaddressed.Second,afterthecompletionofthefirstdraftofthepaper,readthefirstsentenceofeachsubsequentparagraphoutloudandconsiderwhetherthepaperstillmakessense—hasthepaperfollowedthenarrative/analyticalpathsetoutbytheintroduction?

     2. SubheadingsandTopicSentences

    Theelementsincorporatedthroughouttheessaywillserveassignpoststhatcontinuetonavigatethereadertowardtheconclusion.Theauthor’soverridingresponsibilityistopilotthereaderthroughthenarrative.Afterreadingtheintroduction,thereadershouldfirmlygraspthefollowing:1)thegeneraltopic;2)thehistoricalquestion;3)thethesis,oranswerto/interpretationofthequestion;and4)principalcomparativepoints.

     3.Quotations

    Incorporatingquotationsfromyourprimarysourcematerialsanddialoguefromfilms,televisionepisodes,orvideogameswillprovideanopportunityforyourpeerevaluatortoassessthecontentand

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    effectivenessofthisimportantcomponentofyourpaper.Quotationscanconveythevoiceofhistoricalactorfromyourprimarysourcesandtheatrical/voiceactorsformyourfilm,televisionepisode,videogamethatcapturesamood,tone,oridiosyncrasiesthatwouldbemutedorlostthroughparaphrasing.Theycanalsopresentevidenceinasuccinctmanner.

      

    4.FootnotesThepeerevaluatorwillneedtoknowthe sourceof yourevidenceanddirectquotations. Theinclusionof footnotesin thedraftwillalsoprovideanopportunityfor thepeerevaluator(andinstructor)toofferfeedbackonformattingandmissingcitationdata.

     ii.PeerEvaluationStudentswillformpairsandexchangethefirstdraftsoftheirpaperswiththeirpeerevaluator.StudentswillemailtheirfirstdraftstotheirpartnerandtheinstructorinMSWordformattoenablethepeerevaluatortoperformeditsin“TrackChanges”modeandincludetheirnarrativecritiqueatthebottomofthepaper. Peerevaluatorswillreadtheirpartner’spapercarefullyandprovideajudiciousbalanceofdirectiveandfacilitativefeedbackthroughcopyeditingmarks,marginalcomments,andaformalone‐pagecritique(150–200words).Directivefeedbackwillofferprescriptiveinstructionsforspecificchangesandimprovements,suchascorrectionstospelling,punctuation,grammar,andformatting. Facilitativefeedbackwillsharesuggestivequestionsandcommentarythatengagebroaderanalyticalpointsregardingorganization,arguments,sources,analysis,clarity,andstructure.

     Peerevaluatorsshouldapplyparticularattentiontotheintroduction,thesis,andtopicsentences.Additionally,peerevaluatorsshouldscrutinizetheuseofevidencefromthefilmandprimarysources.Howeffectivelyhasthewriterparaphrasedorquotedprimarysources?Howconsistentlyandfullyhasthewritercitedprimarysourcedataintheirfootnotes/endnotes?Finally,doestheconclusionreassertandstrengthenthethesisstatement?

     Everystudentmustcompleteapeercritique. ThisexerciseassignspointstothePeerEvaluatorNOTtheevaluatee. Peerevaluatorswillreturntheeditedpapersandnarrativecritiqueviaemailtotheirpartnersandcopytheinstructor.

      

    Step Five: Presentation Outline (Group or Individual) [5 points]  DUE:PresentationOutline(100–200words) Instructions:Studentswilldraftascriptoroutlineforafinaloralpresentation(fivetosixminutesinduration)oftheirhistoricalinquiryprojectstotheclass. Presentationswillscreenaselectedsceneorscenecompilation,sharetheirprimarysources,andexplaintheirfindings/analysis. StudentsareencouragedtoprepareaPowerPoint,Keynote,Preziorothermultimediapresentationwithembeddedfilmscenesanddigitalimagesofprimarysources. Presentationswillalsoallowtimeforquestionsfromtheclass. Studentselectingtopresentwithpeerssharingacommonfilm/televisionseries/videogamewillcoordinatetheorderoftheirpresentationsandareencouragedtocompiletheirindividualpresentationsintoonePowerPointfileifpossible. PresentationoutlineswillincludeALLthefollowingelements: 

    1.Statementofgroup’s/individual’stopic(s)orhistoricalquestion(s) 

    2.Descriptionofeachgroupmember’sfilmsceneandfilmicelementanalyzed 

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    3.Descriptionandcitationofeachgroupmember’sprimarysources 

    4.Summaryofeachgroupmember’scomparativeanalysisbetweenthefilmandprimarysources 

    5.Cues(startandstoptimes)forscreeningfilmscenes(ifnotembeddedinPowerPointpresentationorcompiledinseparatemovingimagefile)

     

      

    Step Six: Final Oral Presentation [10 points]  DUE:OralPresentation(5–6minutesmaximum)

     Instructions:Studentswillshowcasethefindingsoftheirhistoricalinquiryprojectsduring5–6minuteindividualpresentations. Everystudentwilldeliveranoralpresentationnolongerthan6minutes.Somestudentsmaychoosetopresentwithpeerssharingacommonfilm/televisionseries/videogame,however,eachstudentisstillrequiredtopresentindividuallyfor5to6minutes.

     ThepresentationswillbescheduledforDeadWeekandFinalsWeek. Theinstructorwilldistributeanoralpresentationevaluationrubrictostudents.

     Step Seven: Individual Analysis Paper [50 points]

     DUE:IndividualAnalysisPaper(seespecificrequirementsbelow)

     Instructions:Studentswillcomposeafour‐to‐fivepageresearchpaperthatoffersacomparativeanalysisoftheirhistoricaltopicandhistoricalquestionbetweentheirselectedfilm/televisionepisode/videogameandprimarysourcematerials. Essayswillpresentacriticalanalysisofaparticularquestionortheme,andnotsimplysummarizeordescribecontent. Essayswillalsoincorporatequotesfromthefilmandprimarysourcestocapturethevoicesoffictionalandhistoricalactors. Studentswillalsoprovidefullcitationsforallsourcesandcitealldirectquotes.

     PleasefindbelowastructuraloutlineforyourfinalIndividualAnalysisEssay.Thisisasuggestedoutline,andyouarewelcometoadoptanalternateformat:

     1.Introduction. Clarifytopic,thesis,andprincipalpointsofcomparison.

     2.Briefsummaryoffilm/televisionseries/videogame. Focusonkeyelementsrelevanttoyour

    question. 

    3.Briefsummaryofprimarysourceresearch.Whatwasthestructureoftheresearch—casestudy;historicalactor;historicalevent—andwhattypesofsourceswereresearched?

     4.Comparativeanalysis. Thisisthebody/coreoftheessay.Analyzethespecificprimarysourcesyou

    examinedandthespecificscenes/filmicelementfocusedupon. Assertyourkeyarguments,interpretations,findings.

     5.    Conclusion.Reassertyourthesisandunderscoreyouranalysisofthemainthemeoftheproject.Allfinalversionsofpaperswillconformtothefollowingformatrequirements:

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    EditorialStyle: ChicagoManualofStyle(CMS)/Turabian 

    Length: 4to5pages(1,000to1,250words) 

    Margins: 1”left,right,topandbottom FontSize: 11or12point LineSpacing: double‐space Pagination: pagenumbersrequired;placementisauthor’schoice Citations: footnotesorendnotes(parentheticalreferencesnotaccepted) TitlePage: includepapertitle/subtitle,authorname,date,course,instructorname DeliveryFormat: electronicMSWordfileformat Quotes: quotationslongerthanfourlinesoftextwillbeblockformatted;seeTurabianfor blockquoteformattinginstructions E)   Participation & Tutorial Meeting with Professor (10 points possible)  

    Thesuccessofthisseminardependsontheregularattendanceandactiveparticipationofallstudentstofosterpeercommunity,stimulateintellectualcuriosity,sustaindialogue,andengageincollaborativeresearch.Anyunacceptable,non‐documentedabsences(seesection“VIPolicyonMissedDeadlines,Absences&Incompletes”below)ofthreesessionsandabovewillresultinthereductionofyourfinalcoursegradebyonecompletegrade.

     Eachstudentwillalsoscheduleaone‐on‐onetutorialappointmentwiththeinstructorbytheendofweekfivetodiscusstheinquiryproject.

     

      

    Total Possible Points for Entire Course = 200 points  

    Final Course Grade Breakdown  Points: 187 and above = A Points: 160 – 166 = B- Points: 136 – 139 = D+

    180 – 186 = A- 156 – 159 = C+ 126 – 135 = D 176 – 179 = B+ 146 – 155 = C 120 – 125 = D- 167 – 175 = B 145 – 140 = C- 119 and below = F

       VI  COURSE CANVAS SITE  TheCanvasSiteforHistory199offersseveralvaluableinstructionalfunctions. First,theinstructorwillpostallcoursematerials,includingthesyllabus,lectureoutlines,powerpointslideshows,andotherhandoutsinthe“CourseDocuments”sectionofCanvas. TheCanvassitewillalsohosttheforumsfortheZeschDiscussion,aswellasthegradebookforthecourse.

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    VII  UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT POLICY  Allworksubmittedinthiscoursemustbeyourownandproducedexclusivelyforthiscourse. Youmustacknowledgeanddocumenttheideasandwordsofothers.Thepresentationofun‐citedorun‐acknowledgematerialacquiredfromanysource—written,verbal,online—isdefinedasplagiarism.Violationsaretakenseriouslyandarenotedonstudentdisciplinaryrecords. Pleaseconsulttheinstructorifyouhavemorespecificquestionsaboutthedefinitionofplagiarism. TheStudentConductCodefor“AcademicMisconduct”isavailableforreview:http://uodos.uoregon.edu/StudentConductandCommunityStandards/AcademicMisconduct/tabid/248/Default.aspx

       VIII  POLICY ON MISSED DEADLINES, ABSENCES & INCOMPLETES  Toensureequitabilityintheevaluationofallstudents,allwrittenassignmentsaredueinclass,ormustbepostedinCanvasatthestateddeadlinesinthissyllabus,unlessstudentshaveadocumentedacceptableexcuse(seebelow). Studentsmaynotmake‐upthefollowingassignments:bookdiscussionfacilitation&Canvasdiscussionforumquestions,primarysourceanalysisexercises&reports,researchprojectpresentationassignment. Anywrittenassignmentnotsubmittedinhardcopyformatbythespecifieddeadlinewillresultinthepenaltyofanautomaticdeductionofhalfofthetotalpossiblepoints(i.e.,20pointpaperisworthonly10points)thatmaybeearned.Writtenassignmentssubmittedmorethan24hourslatewillnotbeaccepted.Writtenassignmentsturnedinbye‐mailwillreceivenopoints. Itisthestudent’sresponsibilitytoinitiatecontactwiththeinstructor.Thefinalgradereportedtotheregistrarwillbebasedupontheworkthestudenthascompletedbytheendoftheterm,whichmaywellresultinafailinggrade. A)ExceptionalEmergencySituations

    Thefollowingareunforeseen/incontrollableexceptionalemergencysituationsthatareacceptableexcusesformisseddeadlinesorabsenceswithoutpenalty,andissuanceofincomplete(I)finalgradesattheendofthecourse:1)documentedseriousillness/injury;2)documentedimmediatefamilyemergency.

     Studentsshouldplantheirschedulesaccordinglyasabsencesand/orinabilitytomeetassignmentdeadlinesduetopersonal(e.g.,familyreunions/visits,weddings,work‐schoolconflicts)ortechnological(e.g.,savedpaperis"missing"orwillnotopen,printerranoutofink)reasonswillnotbeexcused.

     B)IssuanceofanIncompleteGrade

    InaccordancewiththepolicyoftheUniversityofOregon,amarkofI(incomplete)maybereportedonlywhenthequalityofworkissatisfactorybutaminoryetessentialrequirementofthecoursehasnotbeencompleted.An“incomplete”willbegrantedin‐lieuoflettergradesonlyinexceptionalemergencysituationsasstipulatedabove,tostudentswhohavecompletedatleast85%ofallcourserequirementswithagradeofC+andabove,aswellas100%attendance(exceptionswillbegrantedforacceptableabsencesduetodocumentedexcusesasstipulatedabove). Studentsmustinformtheinstructorandalsosubmitdocumentedproofbeforetheendofthetermtoobtainanincompleteforthecourse. Theinstructorwillthennegotiatewiththestudenttodraftacontractontherequirementsanddeadlineforcompletionofcourserequirementsnecessarytocleartheincompletegrade.

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    IX  ACCESSIBLE EDUCATION POLICY  Theinstructoriscommittedtocreatinganinclusive,respectful,andaccommodatinglearningenvironmentforallstudentsinthecourse. Pleasenotifytheinstructorifthereareaspectsoftheinstructionordesignofthiscoursethatresultindisability‐relatedbarrierstoyourparticipation. StudentsarealsoencouragedtocontacttheAccessibleEducationCenter(formerlyDisabilityServices)in164OregonHallat346‐[email protected],orvisittheirwebsiteataec.uoregon.edu/index.html.

        

    **  GUIDANCE ON  SUCCEEDING  IN  THI S  COURS E  **  

    Guide:HowtoApproachtheSecondarySourceReadingsWhenyouengagethesecondarytextsforthiscourse,DeloriaandZeschyoumayneedtoreorientyourapproachto"learning"history. Thiscoursedoesnotmeasurecognitiveandskillsdevelopmentwithinthedisciplineofhistoryby"testing"students'masteryofcontentknowledge—inotherwordshowmuchfactualinformationstudentscantemporarilymemorizeandreciteonamultiplechoice,matching,fill‐in‐the‐blank,orshort‐answerexamination.

     Instead,thecourseassessesstudents'progressandfluencywiththe"process"ofproducinghistory—suchastheframinghistoricalquestions;formulatinghypothesisandarguments;composinganddefendingevidence‐basedinterpretations;examiningprimarysourcematerials;critiquingsecondarysources/scholarship;performingacademicwritingasaprocessofdisciplinarythinking(thinkinglikeahistorian).

     WhenreadingthesecondarysourcesIwouldrecommendthefollowingstrategies: 

    1)Readthebookwithahistoriographical/methodological lensratherthanacontentmemorizationlens.

     2)Focusparticularattentionontheprologueand/orintroductionwheretheauthorarticulateshis/her

    essentialquestion,thesis,themes,methodology,andhistoriographicalapproach. 

    3)Skimmingcanbeausefultechniqueforsomelearningstyles. Scrutinizetheopeningandclosingparagraphsofeachchapter,andthefirstsentencesofeachparagraph.

     4)Annotate! Ifyoudon'tplanonsellingyourbooksback,Iwouldhighlyencourageyoutowrite

    marginalcommentsthatdon'tsimplyrepeatthetext,butengageit! Posequestions,challengeconclusions,inspectsources.Writingortypingyourideas,orevenshortquotes,demonstratesamorecomplexcognitive

     5)Donotreadthebookpassively—interactwiththebookasifitwereaconversationwiththeauthor.

    Also,ifyouemployahighlighter,dosowithgreatdiscretionandrestraint. Ifthepagesappearasifaflorescentyellowslugtrailhascoveredmostorallofthetext,thisisaclearindicationthatasareaderyoustillhaveonthe"contentmemorization"lens,andyouneedtochangecognitivespectacles.Highlightonlykeyanalyticalorinterpretivepoints,oraspecificquoteyouintendtowriteaboutinadiscussionforumoryourpaper.

     6)Remember,secondarysourcesarereferencetoolsforthehistorian,andyoucanalwaysreturntothe

    bookifyouneedtoretrievespecificdata/facts. Possessinganeideticorphotographicmemoryandtheabilitytorecallencyclopediclevelsoffactualdataisnotaprerequisiteskillsforhistorians.Infact,thisnotionisthestereotypicaldefinitionofhistoryandhistoriansthatemergesfromthepassiveand

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    reductionistmodelofhistoryassimplythememorizationandrecitationoffacts. Unfortunately,manyofuswereconditionedtolearnhistoryinthismodelandhavedevelopedpassivereading,writing,andlearninghabits.

     7)Donotignorethefootnotesorendnotes. Thedocumentationsystem(citingspecificsourcesto

    supporttheprimarythesis/interpretation)isthefoundationtoallsecondaryliteratureandacademicscholarship. Italsorevealstheauthor's"process"ofreconstructingthepast. Asthereader,youneedtoscrutinizethesesourcessoyoucandeterminehowpersuasiveortenabletheauthor'sargumentorinterpretationmaybe.

     8)Finally,whenyoucompetereadingasecondarysourceyoushouldhavenoproblemacutelydistilling

    andtellinganotherprospectivereaderpreciselywhattheauthor'sprincipalquestionandthesiswas,thestrengthsandweaknessesoftheirprincipalquestionandthesis,whatsourcestheyreliedupon,andwhetheryourwereconvincedbytheirthesis/interpretation.Thisisaneasiertasktoaccomplishifyoudonthose"historiographical"lensesandreorientyourapproachtoreadingthebook.

     Itwilltakepracticetobreakoutof"contentcoverage"habits,andeachofthehistorianswewillreadthistermembracedifferentmethodologiesandphilosophyofhistory. Goodluck!

       

    Guide:HowtoApproachthePrimarySourceInterpretationExercisesTheprimarysourceexercisesintendtoassiststudentswithframingacademicwritingasaprocessofdisciplinarythinking,andhelpstudentsbegintodeveloptheirvoicesashistoriansthroughtheprocessofinterpretingthe“voices”ofhistoricalactorsinthepast. Studentsalsobegintolearnthepracticalstepsofcriticallyengagingtextualandvisualprimarysources.Ratherthanreadingonlytomemorizecontent,thisexercisechallengesstudentstobeginthescholarlyworkofsharedorcollaborativeannotation.

     Iamsureyouhaveallpurchasedusedbooksthathaveexcessivehighlightingofpassages,insomecaseschangingentirepagestoneonyellowororange. Thesepreviousreadersattemptedtoannotatethetextasamemoryaidormnemonicdevice,however,thepervasivehighlightingdemonstratestheyhadnotlearnedhowtoengageatextcritically.

     Incontrast,youhaveprobablyalsopurchasedusedbooksthathaveselectivehighlights—identifyingkeypointsandarguments.Moreimportantly,youmayhavealsofoundinsightfulcommentarywritteninthemarginsthatraisequestions,ideas,theories,andcriticismthatenrichthebook,begintocreatenewknowledge,andactuallyenhanceyouranalysisofthebookasadownstreamreader.

     Theseannotatorshavegonefarbeyondmemoryaids,toengagethetextandcritiquetheauthor’sarguments,sources,methodology,andevenwritingstyle. Theannotationsormarginaliaarethewrittenexpressionofthecognitiveprocessofcriticalreadingandanalysis—analogoustoshowingyourworkinmathleadingtothesolutionofaproblem.

     Theannotatorhasbeguntoreorganize,interpret,andassignmeaningtothetext—especiallywhenthisprocessisappliedtoprimarysources. Annotationbecomesaformofscholarshiporscholarlypracticeinandofitself.

     Iencourageallofyoutoengageinthissharedannotationandknowledgecreation. Thiswillbeessentialifyouhopetopresentthemostpersuasiveargument. Engagetheevidence. Reworkthedata. Constructatimelineofevents. Assembleaglossaryoftermsandnames. Craftaspreadsheetcomparingcontradictoryevidence.Ultimately,youwillneedtodevelopyourownthesisbyorganizingthehistoricaldataintothemostconvincingandcrediblenarrativeexplanationofevents.

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    X  COURSE SCHEDULE AND ASSIGNMENTS  

    Note: It is imperative that students complete weekly assigned readings before in‐class discussions   DATE DUE AGENDAWEEK1M1/4

      

      W1/6

      

      

      

      

    DeconstructingtheAmerican West:An Imagined Place&ProcessThoughtExperiment:Whatdoyouknow?Howdoyouknowit?Howdidyoulearnit?FilmSession/DiscussionI:TheColonialLens:ImaginingandRe‐EnactingtheOldWestThroughStage&Film1872–1950s

     FilmSession/DiscussionII:TheDecolonizingLens:Indigeneity&Re‐ImaginingtheOldWestThroughIndianandSettlerSocietyAllyVoices,1960s‐2014Discussion:RoadmaptoYour11Apprenticeship(Syllabus&CourseStructureReview)

    WEEK2M1/11

        W1/13

    S1/10

    ReadingDiscussion A: Deloria, "Introduction" and Chapter2:"REPRESENTATION:IndianWars:TheMovie”Presentation:TheClosingFrontier?TheWorld’sColumbianExposition,FrederickJacksonTurner’s“FrontierThesis”andAntimodernismDUE:DiscussionAQuestionsPostedinDiscussionForum/SmallGroupAssignmentsFieldTrip:ClassMeetsatSpecialCollections&UniversityArchives(SCUA)Presentation: DiscoveringDisrememberedVoices:ReconstructingthePastofRace,Gender,andClassintheAmericanWest.CaseStudy:Indigeneity&Modernity

    WEEK3M1/18

                       W1/20

          

                    S1/24

    PrimarySourceExercise1,Day1:IntroductiontoSCUAbyJenniferO'Neal,UniversityHistorianandArchivistandLindaLong,ManuscriptsLibrarian;MeetinSpecialCollectionsandUniversityArchivesGroupA:"PioneerMothers:"ReflectionsofWomanhoodandFemininityinOregonTrailDiaries GroupB:SettlerColonialism&ResettlementofIndigenousPeoples:TreatieswiththeUmpquaandKalapuya1854,1855/SiletzReservationMaps

    GroupC:OregonFreeSoilIdeology,BlackExclusionandAnti‐Slavery:BlackExclusionLaws&CaseFilesofTheophilusMagruderv.JacobVanderpool(1851);RobinHolmesv.NathanielFord(1852–53);andAbnerandO.B.Francis(1851)

    GroupD:ThePedagogyofEthnocideandAssimilation:ChemawaIndianBoardingSchoolandWarmSpringsReservationSchoolRecords

    GroupE:Rodeosandthe"VanishingRace":Romanticizingthe"OldWest"throughtheEyeoftheCamera:WalterS.BowmanPhotographs,1890–1925;andLeeMorehousePhotographs,1888–1925

     PrimarySourceExercise1,Day2;MeetinSpecialCollectionsandUniversityArchivesDay2:GroupPresentationsandDiscussion

     DUE:PrimarySourceExercise1Reports

     

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    DATE DUE AGENDAWEEK4M1/25

            W1/27

       

                  F 1/29

      ReadingDiscussionB: Zesch,TheCapturedGroupA:Prologue&Chapter1GroupB:Chapters2–3GroupC:Chapter4–5GroupD:Chapters6–7

     [distributeTake‐HomeMidterm]

     

    FilmScreening:TheSearchers(1956)Introduction&first90minutes  DUE:ResearchProjectStepOne:ResearchTopicStatement(IncludingFilmSelection)

    WEEK5 

    M2/1   W2/3

                M2/1–F2/5

      FilmScreening:TheSearchers(1956)final30minutes

     Discussion:CritiquingTheSearchersasaPrimaryandSecondarySourceDiscussionC: Zesch,TheCapturedGroupE:Chapters8–9GroupF:Chapters10–11GroupG:Chapters12–13

     TutorialMeetingstoDiscussResearchProjectinLLC120(throughoutWeek5)

    WEEK6M2/8

            W2/10

             U2/9

         M2/8–F2/12

      PrimarySourceExercise2,Day1:TheTrialofChanChowMow(RoleAssignment)

     Presentation:GamSaan&theUnassimilables:ChineseImmigration,Exclusion&Sinophobia

     TrialPreparation&TeamMeetings,Day1

     

    DUE:Take‐HomeMidterm 

    PrimarySourceExercise2,Day2:TheTrialofChanChowMow TheTrial&Debrief,Day2

     

    TutorialMeetingstoDiscussResearchProjectinLLC120(throughoutWeek6)

    WEEK7 

    M2/15  W2/17

        U2/16

    FieldTrip:The“HiddenHistory”TourofUOCampus:TheColonialandDecolonialLandscapenarratedbyKevinandJennifer DUE:PrimarySourceExercise2ReportsResearchProject:IndependentFieldResearchSession1:SpecialGuest:JenniferO'Neal;MeetinSpecialCollections&UniversityArchives

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    DATE DUE AGENDAWEEK7F2/19

      F2/19

      DUE:ResearchProjectStepTwo:HistoricalQuestion&AnnotatedBibliography

    WEEK8M2/22

      W2/24

      F2/26

            F2/26

     ResearchProject:IndependentFieldResearchSession2inKnightLibrary;MeetinKnightLibrary122

     

    ResearchProject:IndependentFieldResearchSession3inKnightLibrary;MeetinKnightLibrary122

     

    DUE:ResearchProjectStepThree:PaperOutline/ConceptMapWEEK9

     M2/29 W3/2

      F3/4

            F3/4

     ResearchProject:IndependentFieldResearchSession4inKnightLibrary;MeetinKnightLibrary122 ResearchProject:IndependentFieldResearchSession5inKnightLibrary;MeetinKnightLibrary122

     

    DUE:ResearchProjectStepFour:AnalysisPaperFirstDraftSubmittedtoPeerEvaluator&Instructor

    WEEK10M3/7

         W3/9

        U3/8

         R3/10

      ResearchProject:ClassWorkshop&PresentationRehearsals DUE:ResearchProjectStepFive: PresentationOutline

       ResearchProject:OralPresentations(PARTONE)

     DUE:ResearchProjectStepFour:PeerEvaluatorsReturnEditedDraftstoPartners

    WEEK11W3/16

     

     

       R3/17

    FINALS2:45PMFINALTIME:ResearchProject:OralPresentations(PARTTWO)

     

    DUE:ResearchProjectStepSeven:FinalPapers