Category Archives: Required Comments

Levine Discussion

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Caleb McDaniel

I forgot to mention in class today that there may be some high school students joining us in class next Wednesday for our discussion of Levine. They are from Carnegie Vanguard High School in Houston and will be visiting Rice … Continue reading →

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Horwitz Book

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Caleb McDaniel

Tomorrow we will be discussing Tony Horwitz’s book Confederates in the Attic. Unlike earlier book discussions, this week we’ll have an “open thread” for comments. The Non-Brownians among you should post a comment before class, and the Brownians can post … Continue reading →

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Brown Book Comments

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Caleb McDaniel

Monday’s reading is from one of our required books for the semester, Thomas J. Brown’s The Public Art of Civil War Commemoration. The assigned pages (pp. 1-55, 79-108) cover a wide range of documents and themes related to how people … Continue reading →

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Foner Discussion

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Caleb McDaniel

As noted on the schedule, next Wednesday Friday we will be having a discussion of Eric Foner’s Nothing But Freedom, one of the required books for this course. Those students who are NOT in Brown College need to comment on … Continue reading →

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Manning Discussion

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Caleb McDaniel

Next Wednesday we will spend our class time discussing the required book by Chandra Manning: What This Cruel War Was Over. The entire book is required reading. This is a longer reading assignment than we’ve had to this point, but … Continue reading →

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Reading Questions for August 31

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Caleb McDaniel

This Wednesday will be our first of six class meetings devoted primarily to discussion of assigned readings. As explained on the assignments page, you will be responsible for posting a comment to this blog on each of these six class … Continue reading →

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