Monday 5:30 - 8:20 pm
This is a graduate-level seminar designed to explore, in depth, three distinct but related events in 16th and 17th century England: the English Reformation, the English Civil War, and the Glorious Revolution.
Book reports and presentations (60%): All seminar members will hand in four papers directly related to the reading and discussion of the seminar. All papers must be typed and double-spaced. Each paper counts for 15% of the final grade. For two of the papers, they will compare and contrast 1) the theses of Dickens and Haigh on the Reformation and 2) the arguments of Russell, Stone, and Hughes on the causes of the civil war. The other two papers will be on the two books which seminar members will present to the seminar. For these books, the presenter must also locate and read at least two scholarly reviews of the book, and must address any major comments or critiques made by the reviewer in the analysis of the book. This analysis, which will be written and handed in, should clearly state the author’s thesis, and also consider what type(s) of sources the author used and how the author utilized those sources.
Class participation (10%): Seminar members are expected to actively participate in well-informed discussions of the material. To that end, during session in which books are presented, the other seminar members are required to have located and read at least one review of each book that is being presented, and to have read related articles, if such are handed out in class.
Research paper and presentation (20%): Seminar members will research, write, and present to the seminar a short paper, modeled on the type of paper presented at academic conferences. The paper should have at least 10 sources, of which at least 3 must be primary sources. The paper should be between 10-12 pages (double-spaced and excluding the bibliography, title page, endnotes, etc.), so that, when read aloud, it takes about 20 minutes to present. The paper must be written using the Chicago Manual of Style or Turabian’s A Manual for Writers, and must use endnotes, not footnotes. Seminar members may augment their presentations with PowerPoint, handouts, etc., as appropriate, but must hand in an annotated paper with bibliography. Presenters must be prepared to answer questions from their fellow seminar members following their presentation.
Pre/Post test (10%): On the first day of class, an exam will be given to measure student’s knowledge of the subject matter. The exam will be given again near the end of the class but before the paper presentations. The result of the second exam will be 10% of the final grade.
As stated above.
Late papers will not be accepted.
Please see above under 'requirements."