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Vietnam War and American Culture
Schedule of Readings and Discussions -- Fall 1998
This is the schedule of readings and discussions. You must have already read the material by the date shown below. This is so that we can spend our time in fruitful, valuable discussion in class, and not be hampered by anyone who has not done the reading, and therefore cannot contribute to the discussion.
The schedule of biweekly and other written assignments is on the 'Homework Page for this course. Go here to see it.
Week of |
What We Will Do |
September |
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| September 8 | Nike abroad; Cold War vs Anti-Imperialist paradigms |
| September 15 | Chomsky, "Lessons..."; Young, C. 1-2; Race, War Comes to Long An, selections. |
| September 22 | "Causes" handouts, part 1. |
| September 29 | "Causes" handouts, part 2. |
October |
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| October 6 | "What Happened" handouts. |
| October 13 | "Atrocities and Terrorism" handouts. |
| October 20 | Young, selections; GI resistance. |
| October 27 | Economics of exploitation. Young, selections. |
November |
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| November 3 | Economics of exploitation and imperialism; U.S. class structure. |
| November 10 | Franklin, M.I.A., or Mythmaking In America. |
| November 17 | Hasford, The Short-Timers (novel); Full Metal Jacket (film based on The Short-Timers) |
| November 24 | To Be Announced |
| Thursday, November 26 | Thanksgiving Holiday -- No class today! |
December |
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| December 2 | Franklin,ed.; Vietnam War and Korean War |
| December 9 | To Be Announced |
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