2018-2019 Spring

The final quarter of Empire and Its Ruins centers on diaspora and the effect on empire on individual and community experience. We will explore how race and gender shaped early American encounters with indigenous peoples as well as the trans-Atlantic slave trade and economy; reflect on American imperialism in Vietnam, Cambodia, and the Philippines by drawing on archives from Southeast Asian-American communities in California; and analyze literary and filmic works created by Iranian women to respond to experiences of oppression and exile.

This quarter presents students with the opportunity to direct their own research. Drawing on the many writing and research skills you learned over the course of the year, you will produce an oral history project and a scholarly research paper that will center on your own interests in the study of empire and its ruins.

Lectures are held:
M/W 9:00-9:50am in BS3 1200
M/W 11:00-11:50am in BS3 1200
Tu/Th 9:30-10:20am in ALP 1300

Students in Humanities Core enroll in a lecture and in a corresponding writing seminar. This calendar (subject to change) provides information about the lecturing faculty, readings, writing assignments, study questions (SQ), and special events. The reading assignment for each lecture should be completed before the lecture. The password for downloadable pdfs will be provided to enrolled students. If and when lecture slides are available for a particular lecture, a link to download them will be provided.

For information about your writing seminar, please sign in to MyEEE.