WPC ȭ?,W-ps/?'}ƷTp} 㢀nn QƔutV3},?ҧesȼzG5CB4 ,-BK2,O7۳6hVLjdFC Lt [kw-$л[qA&QHt-TSXq WCWąɹ|w?!_b#wv4?_$OEtBRg6?ѡg򈆤Q,#57';zg@eB?5b"+O9_5kH_;ba!J!XX-|]aŷz$ ׻,aF  f=T9ܨP'jHnňsEގgɡTߧ/K^y |%/1dD{?z~L0N,jD~lo+ C |mx:G 2#!UN %3 0(9UHa4N^ w@ m3HP DeskJet 870C,,,,,,0(9 Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($* 0Times New Roman Boldfmh-3|x 2 DD{ E D E  EU prospecticybertransferSusmanDigginsKazinIsserman OfcEhrmanPemberton !  _X,XXX XX,@*  HISTORY283:RESEARCHSEMINARONTHE EIGHTIES@&FALL2005X,X ProfessorLeoRibuffo < 318PhillipsOfchrs:M5:006:00,T3:005:00,afterclassandbyappointment9946469/ribuffo@gwu.eduThechiefrequirementofthiscourseisaresearchpaperofroughly8,0009,000words(about25pagesdoublespacedplusnotes)basedSTRONGLYONPRIMARYSOURCES.YoushouldstrivetowriteanORIGINALSCHOLARLYWORKratherthanapopularizationappropriatefortheStylesectionoftheWashingtonPostorevenAmerican 8  Heritage.Norshoulditresemblethetypicalgovernmentreportorpolicypaperforathink $t  tank.Asismyusualpractice,Ihavechosena"decade"sothatyourworkwilloverlaptosomeextent.YoumaychooseyourowntopicfromanyaspectofAmericanlifeduringthelong eighties"(thatis,fromroughlytheinaugurationofRonaldReagantotheinaugurationofBillClinton)politics,diplomacy,intellectualtrends,popularculture,etc.Earlyinthecourse,youwillprepareaprospectus(roughlyonepageplusbibliography)brieflyintroducingyourtopic,interpretationsgiveninexistingscholarship,theimportantquestionsinvolved,andyourgeneralmethodologicalapproach.Wewillbeginwithacommonreadingandthen,asthetermdevelops,willdiscussthesecondaryandprimarysourceseachofyousubmits!sourcesthatyouthinkilluminateyourrespectivetopicsinusefulways.Althoughyourownpaperisthechiefrequirementofthiscourse,participationinthesediscussionsisalsoimportant.Attheendofthecourse,wewillmeetintwolongaLONGsessionsonTuesday,December6todiscussallofthepapers.Thesearetobeessentiallyfinishedpapers,notroughdrafts.Eachstudentwillopenthediscussionwithacommentonanotherstudent'spaper.Letmeemphasizethateverystudentwillbeexpectedtoreadeverypaperandtoparticipateinthegeneraldiscussion.ANDSINCETHISLONG,FINALSESSION,WHICHMAYLASTUNTIL10:0010:30P.M.,ISSCHEDULEDFARINADVANCE,EVERYONESHOULDBEABLETOKEEPTHATEVENINGFREE.Ifnecessary,nowisthetimetoalertyourspouse,significantother,cat,dog,orfavoriteplantinneedofdailywateringthatyouwillhavetomodifyyourusualroutineforoneevening3monthsfromnow.Afterthisclass,youwillhave7atleastten10daystoreviseorpolishyourpaperifnecessary.14Theschedulethatfollowsisbasedontheassumptionthattherewillbenomorethanninestudentsintheclass.Ifwereachtenormore,itwillhavetobeadjustedinvariousways.SCHEDULE.September ,(+ 6Introduction -), Ї13DiscussionofJohnEhrman,TheEightiesandWilliamPemberton,ExitwithHonor,  Ch.810.Comepreparedwithatleastatentativetopicorsetoftopicsforyourpaper.20Documentaryvideoanddiscussionofyourresearchtopics. t 27Bringprospecti.COPIESFOREVERYBODY(includingme).Wewillreadthemandthenbegindiscussionofthem.October  ` 4Noclass!RoshHashanah.  L  11Discussionofprospecti.Photocopiesofyoursecondarysourcedue.Makecopiesfor $  everyone.Simplyput,forourpurposesasecondarysourceisaretrospectivescholarlyaccountofsomeaspectofthetopicyouaredealingwith.Aimfor25pagesandunderno   circumstancessubmitmorethan30.Youcanusetwosourcesifyouwishaslongasyou   staywithinthepagelimits.Ifthesourceiswellchosen,2530pageswillbeplentytoinspire3045minutesofdiscussion.ACOPYTHATHASTWOBOOKORARTICLEPAGESONONEXEROXPAGECOUNTSAS50PAGESANDISTHUSTOOLONG.18Discussionofsecondarysources.25Discussionofsecondarysources.November 4 1VisitbyJohnEhrman(tentative).Bringxeroxedprimarysources(documentsfromthe eighties,memoirs,etc).Againcopiesforeverybody.Samepagelimitasforsecondarysources.   8Discussionofsecondarysources.Bringyourxeroxedprimarysources(documentsfrom  the80s,memoirs,etc.).Againcopiesforeverybody.Samepagelimitasforsecondarysources.15Discussionofprimarysources.22Discussionofprimarysources.29Lastminutecrisissession.Ideally,allstudentswillbringcopiesoftheirpaperssoDiscussionofprimarysources.Ideally,allstudent s swillbringcopiesoftheirpapersso_that  __ that _ԀtheirfellowsandIcanhaveaweektoreadthem.Thiswillprobablynothappen.Sowewill discussremainingproblemsand arrangelaterpapertransfer when  as necessary. %0!$ December '#& 6Longsessiontodiscusspapers.