{"id":11,"date":"2015-08-20T21:31:24","date_gmt":"2015-08-20T21:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/amst-1980s\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2016-08-31T16:08:45","modified_gmt":"2016-08-31T16:08:45","slug":"class-breakdown-2015","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/amst-1980s\/class-breakdown-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Class Breakdown 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

NOTE: WILL BE FINALIZED ON 9\/8<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE<\/strong><\/p>\n

THE 1980s COMMENCE<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n

September 9th<\/sup><\/p>\n

Introduction to the course
\n<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

September 14th<\/sup><\/p>\n

Ledbetter, Les. 1980. \u201cJohn Lennon of Beatles Is Killed.\u201d The New York Times<\/em>, December 9.<\/a><\/p>\n

Altman, Lawrence K. 1981. \u201cRare Cancer Seen in 41 Homosexuals.\u201d The New York Times<\/em>, July 3, sec. U.S.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Kerr, Peter. 1986. \u201cBig Seizure Seen as Sign of Rising Crack Output.\u201d The New York Times<\/em>, October 18, sec. N.Y. \/ Region.<\/a><\/p>\n

ABC News. 2009. Nov. 9, 1989: The Berlin Wall Falls<\/em>.\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jnCPdLlUgvo.<\/a><\/p>\n

ABC News. 2009. Nov. 10, 1989: Celebration at the Berlin Wall<\/em>.\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=snsdDb7KDkg. <\/a><\/p>\n

Reagan, Ronald. 1980. \u201cAddress Accepting the Presidential Nomination at the Republican National Convention.\u201d Detroit, MI. <\/a><\/p>\n

Assignment due:<\/strong> Initial Reflections <\/em><\/p>\n

September 16th<\/sup><\/p>\n

Williams, Raymond. 1998. \u201cThe Analysis of Culture.\u201d In Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: A Reader<\/em>, ed. J. Storey, 48\u201359. Athens: UGA Press.<\/p>\n

Burgett, Bruce. 2007. \u201cSex.\u201d In Keywords for American Cultural Studies<\/em>, eds. Burgett, B., and G. Hendler, 217-221. NY: NYU Press.<\/p>\n

Halberstam, Judith Jack. 2007. \u201cGender.\u201d In Keywords for American Cultural Studies<\/em>, eds. Burgett, B., and G. Hendler, 116-120. NY: NYU Press.<\/p>\n

Somerville, Siobhan B. 2007. \u201cQueer.\u201d In Keywords for American Cultural Studies<\/em>, eds. Burgett, B., and G. Hendler, 187-191. NY: NYU Press.<\/p>\n

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THE COLD WAR & REAGANOMICS<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n

September 21st<\/sup><\/p>\n

Moffitt, Kimberly R, and Duncan A Campbell. 2011. \u201cIntroduction: the 80s as a decade.\u201d In The 1980s: A Critical and Transitional Decade<\/em>, eds. K.R. Moffitt and D.A. Campbell, 1-14. Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books.<\/p>\n

Morris, Edmund. 1999. \u201cI, Ronald Wilson Reagan\u201d in Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan<\/em>, 410-433. New York: Random House.<\/p>\n

September 23rd<\/sup><\/p>\n

Tyvela, Kim. 2011. \u201cCold War crucible: the Berlin Wall and American exceptionalism.\u201d In The 1980s: A Critical and Transitional Decade<\/em>, eds. K.R. Moffitt and D.A. Campbell, 381-397. Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books.<\/p>\n

Reagan, Ronald. 1987. Reagan\u2019s Address at the Brandenburger Tor, West Berlin, Germany, i.e. \u201cTear Down This Wall.\u201d June 12, 1987.<\/em> West Berlin, Germany.\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WjWDrTXMgF8.<\/p>\n

Reagan, Ronald. 2008. President Ronald Reagan – \u201cEvil Empire\u201d Speech<\/em>. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=do0x-Egc6oA.<\/p>\n

September 28th<\/sup><\/p>\n

Boris, Eileen. 2007. \u201cOn Cowboys and Welfare Queens: Independence, Dependence, and Interdependence at Home and Abroad.\u201d Journal of American Studies<\/em> 41 (3): 599\u2013621.<\/p>\n

Weiss, Robert P. 2011. \u201cPrivatizing the Leviathan state: a “Reaganomic” legacy.\u201d In The 1980s: A Critical and Transitional Decade<\/em>, eds. K.R. Moffitt and D.A. Campbell, 89-108. Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

RECALLING THE WAY WE (NEVER) WERE: FAMILIES ON SCREEN AND IN THE PULPIT<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n

September 30th<\/sup><\/p>\n

Fetner, Tina. 2008. \u201cWhere\u2019s the Party?: Entering the Republican and Democratic Folds\u201d in How the Religious Right Shaped Lesbian and Gay Activism<\/em>, 64-84. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.<\/p>\n

Fetner, Tina. 2008. \u201cCulture wars: battles for the hearts and minds of America\u201d in How the Religious Right Shaped Lesbian and Gay Activism<\/em>, 101-118. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.<\/p>\n

October 5th<\/sup><\/p>\n

Dwyer, Michael. 2011. \u201c\u2018Fixing\u2019 the fifties : Alex P. Keaton and Marty McFly.\u201d In The 1980s: A Critical and Transitional Decade<\/em>, eds. K.R. Moffitt and D.A. Campbell, 201-223. Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books.<\/p>\n

Zemeckis, Robert. 1985. Back to the Future<\/em>. Universal Pictures. [watch online via library]<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

THE REVOLUTION WAS TOTALLY TELEVISED AND IT WAS RAD *AND* DOPE<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n

October 7th<\/sup><\/p>\n

Morikawa, Suzuko. 2011. \u201cReading MTV: proliferation of United States culture in the age of globalization.\u201d In The 1980s: A Critical and Transitional Decade<\/em>, eds. K.R. Moffitt and D.A. Campbell, 325-338. Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books.<\/p>\n

WATCH ALL:: Billboard. 2011. \u201cThe 10 Best \u201980s Music Videos: Poll Results | Billboard.\u201d Billboard<\/em>. August 1. http:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/news\/468693\/the-10-best-80s-music-videos-poll-results.<\/p>\n

\u00a0October 12th<\/sup> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 No class \u2013 Trinity Days!<\/p>\n

October 14th<\/sup><\/p>\n

Peterson, James Braxton. 2011. \u201c\u2018Life in marvelous times\u2019: commemorative narratives of the golden era in hip hop culture.\u201d In The 1980s: A Critical and Transitional Decade<\/em>, eds. K.R. Moffitt and D.A. Campbell, 455-470. Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books.<\/p>\n

Anderson, Reynaldo, Jason Thompson, and Nikita Harris. 2011. \u201cFear of a Black planet: Michael Jackson, Michael Jordan, and Eddie Murphy and the globalization of Black masculinity.\u201d In The 1980s: A Critical and Transitional Decade<\/em>, eds. K.R. Moffitt and D.A. Campbell, 401-416. Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books.<\/p>\n

N.W.A. 1988. Straight Outta Compton<\/em>. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TMZi25Pq3T8.<\/p>\n

N.W.A. 1988. Fuck Tha Police<\/em>. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7WiT-c3NA0M.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

STYLE FOR SALE: TOYS, ART, & OTHER OBJECTS OF THE 1980s<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n

October 19th<\/sup><\/p>\n

Ardenne, Paul, and Michel Vale. 1995. \u201cThe Art Market in the 1980s.\u201d International Journal of Political Economy<\/em> 25 (2): 100\u2013128.<\/p>\n

Tannenbaum, Judith. 1991. \u201cRobert Mapplethorpe: The Philadelphia Story.\u201d Art Journal<\/em> 50 (4): 71\u201376. doi:10.2307\/777326.<\/p>\n

Molesworth, Helen. 2012. \u201cRobert Mapplethorpe.\u201d In This Will Have Been: Art, Love, and Politics in the 1980s<\/em>, 369-373. Chicago, IL; New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.<\/p>\n

October 21st<\/sup><\/p>\n

Ryder, Demian. 2011. \u201cAn army of one in 1:18 scale: the profit of patriotism in G.I. Joe.\u201d In The 1980s: A Critical and Transitional Decade<\/em>, eds. K.R. Moffitt and D.A. Campbell, 181-200. Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books.<\/p>\n

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THE THIRD WAVE <\/u><\/em><\/p>\n

October 26th<\/sup><\/p>\n

Rubin, Gayle. 1984. \u201cThinking Sex: Notes for a Radical Theory of the Politics of Sexuality.\u201d In Pleasure and Danger: Exploring Female Sexuality<\/em>, ed. Carole S. Vance, 267\u2013319. New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul Books.<\/p>\n

October 28th<\/sup><\/p>\n

Moraga, Cherr\u00ede. 2002. \u201cLa G\u00fcera\u201d in This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color<\/em>, eds. Cherr\u00ede Moraga and Gloria Anzald\u00faa, 24-33. Berkeley, CA: Third Woman Press.<\/p>\n

Yamada, Mitsuye. 2002. \u201cInvisibility is an unnatural disaster: reflections of an Asian American woman\u201d in This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color<\/em>, eds. Cherr\u00ede Moraga and Gloria Anzald\u00faa, 34-40. Berkeley, CA: Third Woman Press.<\/p>\n

Lorde, Audre. 2002. \u201cThe master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house\u201d in This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color<\/em>, eds. Cherr\u00ede Moraga and Gloria Anzald\u00faa, 106-110. Berkeley, CA: Third Woman Press.<\/p>\n

Espada, Mart\u00edn. 2015. \u201cReturn.\u201d Mart\u00edn Espada<\/em>.<\/p>\n

October 29th<\/sup> (Th)<\/p>\n

REQUIRED<\/em>::<\/strong> Mart\u00edn Espada will give the Jan Cohn Lecture in American Studies at 5:30 p.m. More information: http:\/\/www.martinespada.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n

October 30th <\/sup>(Fri)<\/p>\n

REQUIRED<\/em>:: <\/strong>Visit to Wadsworth Atheneum \u201cGuise & Dolls\u201d Exhibit<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

A VISIBLE LESBIAN AND GAY MOVEMENT<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n

November 2nd<\/sup><\/p>\n

Castells, Manuel. 1983. \u201cCultural Identity, Sexual Liberation and Urban Structure: The Gay Community in San Francisco.\u201d In The City and the Grassroots: A Cross-Cultural Theory of Urban Social Movements<\/em>, 138\u201370. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.<\/p>\n

Michael J. Bowers v. Michael Hardwick, 478 U.S. 186 (Supreme Court 1986).<\/p>\n

November 4th<\/sup><\/p>\n

Beam, Joseph. 1986. \u201cBrother to Brother: Words from the Heart\u201d in In the Life: A Black Gay Anthology<\/em>, ed. Joseph Beam, 180-191. Alyson Books.<\/p>\n

Harris, Craig G. 1986. \u201cCut off from among Their People\u201d in In the Life: A Black Gay Anthology<\/em>, ed. Joseph Beam, 40-44. Alyson Books.<\/p>\n

Rich, Adrienne. 1980. \u201cCompulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence.\u201d Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society<\/em> 5 (4): 631\u201360.<\/p>\n

November 9th<\/sup><\/p>\n

Higgins, Collin. 1980. 9 to 5<\/em>. 20th Century Fox Pictures.<\/p>\n

Assignment due:<\/strong> Political Reading of Robert Mapplethorpe Artwork<\/em><\/p>\n

November 11th<\/sup><\/p>\n

Kushner, Tony. 1995. \u201cPart One: Millenium Approaches\u201d in Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes<\/em>, 1-126. New York: Theatre Communications Group.<\/p>\n

November 16th<\/sup><\/p>\n

LISTEN TO AT LEAST FOUR INTERVIEWS<\/em>: ACT UP Oral History Project. 2015. \u201cACTUP Oral History Project: Interviews.\u201d ACT UP Oral History Project<\/em>. http:\/\/www.actuporalhistory.org\/interviews\/index.html.<\/p>\n

Fetner, Tina. 2008. \u201cTaking to the streets: protest and direct democracy\u201d in How the Religious Right Shaped Lesbian and Gay Activism<\/em>, 84-100. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.<\/p>\n

Assignment due:<\/strong> Research Paper Topic<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, THE ENVIRONMENT, & STAR WARS<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n

November 18th<\/sup><\/p>\n

Ferguson, Charles H, and Charles R Morris. 1993. \u201cGuerrilla Warfare,\u201d \u201cThe Rise of the Clones,\u201d and \u201cRevenge of the Nerds\u201d in Computer Wars: How the West Can Win in a Post-IBM World<\/em>, 17-29, 51-65, and 66-83. New York: Times Books.<\/p>\n

EXPLORE<\/em>:: The BBS Corner. 2015. \u201cTelnet BBS Guide.\u201d http:\/\/www.telnetbbsguide.com\/.<\/p>\n

November 21st<\/sup> (Sat)<\/p>\n

REQUIRED::<\/em><\/strong> Saturday Morning Television and Gaming Day!<\/p>\n

November 23rd<\/sup><\/p>\n

WATCH AT LEAST FOUR VIDEOS<\/em>:: History Channel. 2015. \u201cTitanic Exclusive Videos & Features – HISTORY.com.\u201d Titanic Videos<\/em>. http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/titanic\/videos.<\/p>\n

NOTE – ADDED::<\/strong> <\/span>The New York Times<\/i>. 1912. \u201cTitanic Sinks Four Hours After Hitting Iceberg; 866 Rescued By Carpathia, Probably 1,250 Perish; Ismay Safe, Mrs. Astor Maybe, Noted Names Missing,\u201d The New York Times<\/i>, April 15. http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/learning\/general\/onthisday\/big\/0415.html.<\/p>\n

NOTE – ADDED::<\/strong> <\/span>Dixon, Chris. 2015. \u201cDo Humans Have a Future in Deep Sea Exploration?\u201d The New York Times<\/i>, September 14. http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/09\/15\/science\/piloted-deep-sea-research-is-bottoming-out.html.<\/p>\n

Daley, P., & O’Neill, D. 1991. \u201cSad Is Too Mild a Word\u201d: Press Coverage of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. Journal of Communication<\/em>, 41<\/em>(4), 42-57.<\/p>\n

November 25th<\/sup>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 No class! Happy Thanksgiving!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

IMAGINED COMMUNITIES: AT HOME & ABROAD <\/u><\/em><\/p>\n

November 30th<\/sup><\/p>\n

Anderson, Benedict. 2006. \u201cIntroduction,\u201d \u201cCultural Roots,\u201d and \u201cThe Origins of National Consciousness\u201d in Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism<\/em>, 1-36. New York: Verso.<\/p>\n

Lee, Spike. 1989. Do the Right Thing<\/em>. 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks.<\/p>\n

Assignment due:<\/strong> Analyzing 1980s Saturday Morning Culture <\/em><\/p>\n

December 2nd<\/sup><\/p>\n

Stamberg, Susan. 2015. Maya Lin<\/em>\u202f<\/em>: NPR – On Designing the Vietnam War Memorial<\/em>. Accessed January 26. http:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=1113838.<\/p>\n

Schnell, James. 2011. \u201cThe opening of China and the evolution of China-U.S. cross-cultural understanding.\u201d In The 1980s: A Critical and Transitional Decade<\/em>, eds. K.R. Moffitt and D.A. Campbell, 357-368. Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books.<\/p>\n

December 7th<\/sup><\/p>\n

Swigger, Jessie. 2011. \u201cNew right, new history, common ground: populism and the past.\u201d In The 1980s: A Critical and Transitional Decade<\/em>, eds. K.R. Moffitt and D.A. Campbell, 161-180. Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books.<\/p>\n

CNN. Challenger Disaster Live on CNN<\/em>. 2007. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j4JOjcDFtBE&feature=youtube_gdata_player.<\/p>\n

NOTE – ADDED::<\/strong><\/span> tbd reading on Tiananmen Square Massacre<\/p>\n

ESPN Classic. 1980. Miracle on Ice Highlights<\/em>. Lake Placid, NY. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qSkc6c35A4Q.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

THE END OF AN ERA & BEGINNING OF ANOTHER<\/u><\/em><\/p>\n

December 9th<\/sup><\/p>\n

Berners-Lee, Tim, Robert Calliau, Ari Loutonen, Henrik Frystk Nielsen, and Arthur Secret. 1994. \u201cThe World Wide Web.\u201d Communications of the ACM<\/em> 37 (8): 76\u201382.<\/a><\/p>\n

Gordon, Michael R. 1994. \u201cIn Poignant Public Letter, Reagan Reveals That He Has Alzheimer\u2019s.\u201d The New York Times<\/em>, November 6, sec. U.S.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Tousignant, Marylou. 2014. \u201cThe Berlin Wall Fell 25 Years Ago.\u201d The Washington Post<\/em>, November 6.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Mandela, Nelson. 2013. \u201cNelson Mandela\u2019s Five Most Memorable Speeches.\u201d – Firstpost<\/em>. — READ ONLY ‘Address in Capetown’<\/a><\/p>\n

Altman, Lawrence K. 2015. \u201cParsing Ronald Reagan\u2019s Words for Early Signs of Alzheimer\u2019s.\u201d The New York Times<\/em>, March 30.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

December 14th<\/sup><\/p>\n

Class reflections<\/p>\n

December 17th<\/sup><\/p>\n

Final assignments due<\/em>: <\/strong>Final Paper & Wikipedia Entry Edit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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