This question is a good one, Lauren. I think you will find that you’ll need to narrow some of your terms. How are you thinking about the Civil Rights Movement? That is, what key events or figures are you […]
Kabria Baumgartner commented on the post, Writing Exercise 2, on the site Junior Independent Study
Kabria Baumgartner commented on the post, Writing Exercise 2, on the site Junior Independent Study
We can come back to your historical question after you do some preliminary research on this deaf community on Martha’s Vineyard. Very cool topic.
Kabria Baumgartner commented on the post, La Madagascar!, on the site Junior Independent Study
Nichole, I think this historical question might be too broad for junior IS, though it could be a good springboard for senior IS. How might you narrow this question for junior IS? Perhaps mention female education […]
Kabria Baumgartner commented on the post, Writing Exercise 3, on the site Junior Independent Study
Did Rush say anything in this speech about the place of science in the academy’s curriculum?
Kabria Baumgartner commented on the post, Writing Exercise 3, on the site Junior Independent Study
I came across a few links that might be of interest to […]
Kabria Baumgartner commented on the post, Writing Exercise 3, on the site Junior Independent Study
Hi Nichole,
Here are some articles on science education to check […]
Kabria Baumgartner wrote a new post, Same-Sex Desire (Chambers), on the site Sex & Power in Colonial America
Richard Godbeer, “The Cry of Sodom”: Discourse, Intercourse, and Desire in Colonial New England” in Long Before Stonewall
In this chapter, Godbeer explores sodomy as discourse, intercourse, and desire in Colon […]
Kabria Baumgartner wrote a new post, Potential Research Topics, on the site Sex & Power in Colonial America
You all have proposed such exciting research topics for a final project! I have tried to categorize your interests, broadly speaking, so that you may link up, if you wish. (Yes
Native Americans & […]
Kabria Baumgartner wrote a new post, Defining Power, on the site Sex & Power in Colonial America
Here is our collective definition of “power.” Power is the capacity to exert influence and/or control over yourself, people, and animate and inanimate beings.
We should also think of power as multi-dimensional, […]
Kabria Baumgartner wrote a new post, Research Links, on the site Sex & Power in Colonial America
Kabria Baumgartner wrote a new post, Group Questions, on the site Sex & Power in Colonial America
1. Why does it appear that prostitution grew rapidly in late eighteenth century America?
2. How did courtship practices evolve in colonial America? Be sure to think about change over time. Do we have courtship […]
Kabria Baumgartner wrote a new post, Empires, on the site Sex & Power in Colonial America
Alan Taylor, Colonial America: A Short Introduction, Chapter 8: “Empires”
This chapter tells the story of British and Spanish colonization.
Nearly a century of conflict between Britain and France over North […]
Kabria Baumgartner wrote a new post, Godbeer (Elyse), on the site Sex & Power in Colonial America
Sexual Revolution in Early America by Richard Godbeer
Protestant reformers had been urging Elizabeth I to strictly enforce laws against premarital sex. Upon her death in 1603, they seized their opportunity to […]
jroche wrote a new post, Hive City, on the site Writing Race & Place
Apartheid means “separate.” When the Afrikaner Regime began the final implementation of its racist white supremacist state, it put into place a series of laws designed not only to segregate the white Afrikaner […]
jroche wrote a new post, No Answers, on the site Writing Race & Place
Kara Morrow wrote a new post, Voices in Retrospect, on the site Writing Race & Place
I’m finding that our experiences here in South Africa only find meaning in retrospect as we have the opportunity to reflect and compare. Friday began with a lecture by Charles Villa Vencencio on the Truth and […]
jroche wrote a new post, Bourbons, on the site Writing Race & Place
The quote attributed to Lord Talleyrand is perhaps a tad overused, but as I grabbed a copy of the Cape Times on our way out of Little Scotia on the last day, one article in particular grabbed my attention and […]
jroche created the site History 301 - American Business History
Kabria Baumgartner wrote a new post, Welcome, on the site U.S. Experience to 1877
Welcome to the U.S. Experience to 1877 course. Please set up your account by Wednesday, August 28. I will add all of you to the course on Thursday, August 29.
Kabria Baumgartner wrote a new post, Bolek - Response Paper, on the site U.S. Experience to 1877
After reading both “Facing East from Indian Country” and chapter one in “Colonial America: A Very Short Introduction,” I noticed many similarities between the two but a very distinct difference in the way in which […]