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WiSe 15/16: Masterkolloquium Geschichte

Jessica Gienow-Hecht

Comments

This colloquium has three purposes: first, it is designed for M.A. students preparing to write a thesis. Second, it offers graduate students, ABDs and postgraduates the opportunity to discuss their research and ideas related to North American history. Third, it features a number of guest speakers presenting their own research. We will hence discuss new research trends, topics and publications while also welcoming outside speakers in class. All students interested in North American history and related issues are welcome. Note: on October 19th, we will schedule a session specifically and exclusively designed for M.A. students to discuss their expectations and plan the seminar ahead. Course requirements: Active and regular participation in class (no “sit-ins”); be familiar with, and ready to discuss, required readings for class; introduction of individual guest speakers, online and in-class presentation of questions and research proposal. After each guest presentation, students are required to post two critical questions on blackboard, one pertaining to the immediate topic of the talk, the other reflecting their own research in the context of the presentation. Great resources for questions regarding how to compose a paper are: - Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 6th ed. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996) in the JFKI library - Chicago Manual of Style (http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/home.html). close

16 Class schedule

Regular appointments

Mon, 16:00 - 18:00 TBA 16 Class schedule

Mon, 2015-10-12 16:00 - 18:00

TBA

Lecturers:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jessica Gienow-Hecht

Location:
201 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Mon, 2015-10-19 16:00 - 18:00

Guste Lecture: The Fattened American

Comments:
Christopher E. Forth, Kansas University

Lecturers:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jessica Gienow-Hecht

Location:
201 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Mon, 2015-10-26 16:00 - 18:00

Guest Presentation: Slavery, Finance, and Risk in the Antebellum American South

Comments:
Sharon Murphy, Providence College

Lecturers:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jessica Gienow-Hecht

Location:
201 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Mon, 2015-11-02 16:00 - 18:00

Introductory Workshop (for M.A. & Ph.D. students only, meet in Rm 216)

Comments:
Topic: What are your expectations in this class? Task: Discuss tasks, topics, responsibilities, read syllabus carefully

Lecturers:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jessica Gienow-Hecht

Location:
201 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Mon, 2015-11-09 16:00 - 18:00

Guest Presentation: Germany´s Black Jazz Culture

Comments:
Paul Edwards, Boston University

Lecturers:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jessica Gienow-Hecht

Location:
201 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Mon, 2015-11-16 16:00 - 18:00

Guest Presentation: Cocaine Conundrums: The War on Drugs and the transnational Cold War in Dutch-American-Surinamese Relations

Comments:
Beerd Beukenhorst, University of Amsterdam

Lecturers:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jessica Gienow-Hecht

Location:
201 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Mon, 2015-11-23 16:00 - 18:00

Guest Presentation: Be a Spug: Gender, Class, and Gift Reform in Progressive New York

Comments:
Ellen Litwicki, SUNY Fredonia

Lecturers:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jessica Gienow-Hecht

Location:
201 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Mon, 2015-11-30 16:00 - 18:00

Gender Workshop with Guest Presentation: Gender, War and Memory: Women and the Military in the Age of the World Wars

Comments:
Karen Hagemann, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Lecturers:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jessica Gienow-Hecht

Location:
201 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Mon, 2015-12-07 16:00 - 18:00

Workshop (for M.A. students only, meet in Rm 216)

Comments:
Topic: Post-presentation discussion; writing an M.A. thesis Tasks : -Please bring to class a list of questions relating to the challenges you face writing a thesis; also, list individual topics / themes you would like to discuss -Bring to class two questions / observations that were inspired by each of the preceding presentations relating to a. academic content, b. performance, c. relevance of the respective talks for your own research -Browse: Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams, The Craft of Research, 3rd ed. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008)

Lecturers:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jessica Gienow-Hecht

Location:
201 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Mon, 2015-12-14 16:00 - 18:00

No class

Lecturers:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jessica Gienow-Hecht

Location:
201 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Mon, 2016-01-04 16:00 - 18:00

Tutorials / Workshop (for M.A. students only, meet in Rm 216)

Comments:
Topic: Individual research topics Task: Meet with the instructor individually to discuss your thesis topic: Bring a three-page proposal for your research paper and a one-page bibliography Reading: Primary and secondary sources relating to your paper

Lecturers:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jessica Gienow-Hecht

Location:
201 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Mon, 2016-01-11 16:00 - 18:00

Guest Presentation: US-Vietnamese Negotiations during the Vietnam War (1965-1968)

Comments:
Dang Hoai, F.U. Berlin

Lecturers:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jessica Gienow-Hecht

Location:
201 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Mon, 2016-01-18 16:00 - 18:00

Presentation: Political Alliances, Trade and War. The East Asian Wars 1894 - 1905 from a U.S. Perspective

Comments:
Carmen Kunz, F. U. Berlin

Lecturers:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jessica Gienow-Hecht

Location:
201 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Mon, 2016-01-25 16:00 - 18:00

Presentations of Research Proposals (for M.A. students only, Rm 216)

Comments:
Topic: Discussion of research topics Task: Presentation and critique of research topics; comments by all course participants Reading: Proposal outlines

Lecturers:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jessica Gienow-Hecht

Location:
201 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Mon, 2016-02-01 16:00 - 18:00

Guest Presentation: Bush´s Wars

Comments:
Terry Anderson, Texas A&M University

Lecturers:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jessica Gienow-Hecht

Location:
201 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

Mon, 2016-02-08 16:00 - 18:00

Discussion based on last week’s lecture: Fluid frontiers

Comments:
Rebecca Brückman

Lecturers:
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jessica Gienow-Hecht

Location:
201 Seminarraum (Lansstr. 7 / 9)

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