Author Archives: Caleb McDaniel

Page assignments

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Caleb McDaniel

Here is the Google Doc that we used in class today to divide our labor for the exhibit. Please note which page you have been assigned to write text for. As you begin thinking about your page, remember that there … Continue reading →

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For Wednesday …

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Caleb McDaniel

In class today we developed a rough outline of sections for our exhibits. But now we need to do a quick analysis of how the “items” in our collection might be distributed across those sections. Not every item in the … Continue reading →

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Weekend Reading

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Caleb McDaniel

As discussed in class today, we need to decide next week on the basic structure of our exhibit for the Dowling collection. That means that over the weekend, you should read the following items; on Monday, you will be the … Continue reading →

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Dowling Links

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Caleb McDaniel

Here are some links to Dowling resources that you should begin looking through. Obviously you may not read through all of these by Friday, but get started, get as far as you can, and keep track of what you’ve looked … Continue reading →

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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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“Black Confederates”?

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Caleb McDaniel

As discussed in class today, the Civil War–and the role played in it by black Southerners–has recently been the subject of controversy in the national media, thanks to revelations about a faulty claim in a textbook distributed to fourth-graders in … Continue reading →

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Total War on Wheels?

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Caleb McDaniel

On the heels of our recent discussions about the Civil War on film, and your recent papers (some of which are due tonight, remember) on the question of “total war,” you may want to check out this review of a … 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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Changed dates

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Caleb McDaniel

I was not selected for a jury (sorry, Elizabeth), so we will meet as usual tomorrow. Please note two important changes to our schedule for the next couple of weeks. Position Paper #4 will now be due on Friday, October … Continue reading →

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