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His 4930-02 Atlantic World Syllabus The syllabus for this course is available in various formats: MSWord | HTML (see below) | pdf These files will contain the syllabus as written on the first day of class. You should be aware that the syllabus may be modified during the semester. These modifications will be posted on the announcements page and will also be announced clearly in class. Some class materials are not included in the syllabus, including important assignment instructions and handouts. They are located on the course info page and can be downloaded there.
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The Atlantic World Professor Sally Hadden Course Description: This course examines the contact and connections between peoples living around the Atlantic Ocean between the 15th century and the 19th century. The Atlantic Ocean served as a zone for interaction, a frontier, and also a connector between cultures that were profoundly different, and through emigration and exchange grew to become more similar during this period. We will examine the destruction and reconfiguration of indigenous societies, the creation of new labor markets, the migration of peoples (voluntary and involuntary), the social, political and religious effects of exploration, conquest and settlement, the economic and intellectual impact that the New World had upon the Old, the transmission of ideas and technologies between continents, the rise of revolutionary movements toward the end of the 18th century, and efforts made to end the international slave trade in the early 19th century, among other topics. Course Requirements: This course has 4 grade components: 2 short papers, 3-5 pages in length (20% total, 10% each); midterm examination (30%); research paper (20%); final examination (30%). You will be required to complete all components to receive a passing grade in the class. Films : You will view three films for this class. One will be shown during class hours (‘Black Robe'), while the other two (‘Burn' and a film tba) will be deposited at the Media Center in Strozier Library. You will need to allocate time to view these two other films, as their material will be considered fair game for exams. Study questions will be provided to guide your viewing of all three films. Short Papers : You are required to write 2 short papers, 3-5 pages in length. You will have 4 opportunities to write these papers: there are 2 pair groups of 2 papers each. You must write one paper from each pair. The due dates of the papers are spaced at intervals, but both short papers will be written before the midterm. Late papers will not be accepted. Do not simply summarize the readings, but instead offer a considered analysis of the documents you choose to discuss. Topics and directions are indicated in the syllabus. Research Paper : You will be required to create a research paper about an aspect of the Atlantic World in the period between 1450 and 1850, presenting material that analyzes a connection between at least two continents, utilizing a minimum of 8 sources. You will be required to submit a topic description, listing the sources you intend to utilize and your paper's thesis on Wednesday November 3. Students are encouraged to submit drafts of their paper in advance of the final due date. The paper will be due on December 3 (the last Friday of regular classes). Your paper must be submitted in both hard copy and in electronic format, so that it can be uploaded to plagiarism.org, a national clearinghouse for student papers that evaluates originality. More specific directions for the paper will be distributed at the time of the midterm examination. Midterm and Final Examinations: You will have two exams in this class. Both exams will require you to demonstrate a basic understanding of geographic locations discussed in the course, show the ability to timeline major events in sequence, answer short answer questions, and write an essay. You will need to bring 2 blank bluebooks to each exam. The midterm is scheduled for Monday October 11 during regular class hours. The final is scheduled by the registrar for Wednesday December 8 from 12:30-2:30. Miranda: O Wonder!/How many goodly creatures are there here!/ The Tempest (V.i.181-84), William Shakespeare Textbooks : All texts are available for purchase at the FSU Bookstore or Bill's Bookstore. Most are also on reserve at Strozier Library as well (these are starred ** in the margin). David Armitage and Michael Braddick, eds., The British Atlantic World, 1500-1800 There will be additional reading you need to do either using online databases (such as JSTOR) or in handouts distributed in class. Students with Special Needs: Students with disabilities covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act should follow these directions: 1) provide documentation of your disability to the Student Disability Resource Center (108 Student Services Building, 644-9566); 2) bring a statement from the SDR to the instructor during the first week of class, indicating the accom Academic Honor Code and Plagiarism : Any attempt to represent someone else's writing or research as your own will be grounds for failure for the entire course. The Academic Honor Code of FSU applies to all work in this course. The student handbook contains information about how to avoid violating the Academic Honor Code. You are expected to know the various types of plagiarism, and to take steps to avoid any plagiarism in your own work. Should you have any questions about what plagiarism is, please consult the instructor. Schedule of Lectures and Assigned Readings Week One: August 23, 25, 27 THEY do not make slaves of prisoners of war, except those that are taken in battle; nor of the sons of their slaves, nor of those of other nations: the slaves among them are only such as are condemned to that state of life for the commission of some crime…They are kept at perpetual labor, and are always chained, but with this difference, that their own natives are treated much worse than others….Utopia (Book 2), Thomas More (1516) Week Two: August 30, September 1, 3 Week Three: September 6, 8, 10 “The discovery of the Indies, what we call the New World, is, excepting only the Incarnation and the Death of Our Lord, the most important even since the creation of the world.” History of the Indies, Lopez de Gomara (1552) Week Four: September 13, 15, 17 Week Five: September 20, 22, 24
Week Six: September 27, 29, October 1 “Each man calls barbarism what is not his own practice.” Week Seven: October 4, 6, 8 Readings: Armitage, 69-89; Walvin, 384-404; Thornton, 235-271; ONLINE: JSTOR database, Susan O'Brien, “A Transatlantic Community of Saints” American Historical Review (1986); Calloway, re-read week 6 selections Week Eight: October 11, 13, 15 Week Nine: October 18, 20, 22 Week Ten: October 25, 27, 29 Week Eleven: November 1, 3 Week Twelve: November 8, 10, 12 Week Thirteen: November 15, 17, 19 Week Fourteen: November 22, 24 Thanksgiving, no class November 26 (Friday) Week Fifteen: November 29, December 1, 3 Papers due on Friday December 3. Those not handed to me directly must be date-stamped at the History Department office (open from 8am-5pm Monday-Friday) before being placed into my mailbox. Final Exam: Wednesday December 8 12:30-2:30. Students observing Hanukkah who will have a conflict are advised to contact the instructor and the registrar's office no later than November 15 to make alternate arrangements for taking their final exam. Sally Hadden Courses | Study Aids | Research | Bio All Contents © Sally Hadden
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