MWF 2:00-2:50, Main 102
\nOffice: Archives, Sandor Teszler Library
\nPhone: 864-597-4313
\nE-mail: stonerp@wofford.edu
\nWeb page http:\/\/sites.wofford.edu\/stonerp
\nOffice Hours: I\u2019ll be available from 11:00-11:45 and 3:00 to 3:30 Monday-Thursday in my office in the college archives, or by appointment. E-mail or call to check.<\/p>\n
Course Description:
\nHumanities 101 is an interdisciplinary seminar in values and issues designed for first-year students. This section will focus on the history, literature, and culture of the American South since the Civil War.
\nGoals of the Course
\nIn this course, the students will examine what, if anything makes the southern region of the United States distinct from that of the rest of the country. Students will become familiar with the themes of southern history, with changes that have happened in the region since World War II, and with current trends in the region. Each student will demonstrate that familiarity in discussion and in written assignments.<\/p>\n
Students will be evaluated both on their participation in class and on their written work.<\/p>\n
Course Format
\nThe course will consist of a mixture of lectures, discussion of readings, and presentations by students.<\/p>\n
Course Requirements
\nYour participation is vital for the success of the course. You\u2019ll need to come to class each day prepared to discuss the reading assignments. You will occasionally have presentations to make to the class.<\/p>\n
The written work will include several essays on assigned topics.<\/p>\n
Course Policies:
\nPlease silence cell phones in class, and please do not text in class.<\/p>\n
Statement for Academic Integrity: The college\u2019s honor code governs your work in this course.
\nhttp:\/\/www.wofford.edu\/studentLife\/honorCode.pdf<\/p>\n
Attendance: It is hard to participate and learn if you don\u2019t attend class. Missing more than 3 classes will negatively impact your final grade.<\/p>\n
Late work: Assignments are due on the dates indicated. Turning in work late will result in a penalty of half a letter grade for each day the assignment is late.<\/p>\n
Grading: Your grade will be determined by the following method.
\nEssays (4): 60%
\nClass Participation: 10%
\nFinal Exam: 30%<\/p>\n
Assigned texts: Other reading assignments are on Moodle.<\/p>\n Schedule of lectures, readings, and discussion assignments: (I reserve the right to make adjustments as necessary, with notice.)<\/p>\n Week 1 Sept. 3, 5 500-word, typed, double-spaced essay due on Sept. 5 on the following topic: <\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0On page 4 of Elizabeth Cox\u2019s Night Talk, August says to Evie, \u201cDon\u2019t turn away. \u2026 Make your eyes hard.\u201d In what ways does the novel ask you to do so?<\/strong><\/p>\n Week 2 Sept. 10: Discussion, The Lost Cause Sept. 12: Images of the South (show and tell!)<\/p>\n Week 3 Sept 17: James C. Cobb, The New South and the Old Cause, pp. 67-98 (Moodle)<\/p>\n Sept. 19: A Walking Tour will extend after class\u2026<\/p>\n Week 4 Sept. 24: Faulkner, \u201cA Rose for Emily\u201d (Moodle) Sept. 26: \u00a0The 1890s<\/p>\n Week 5 October 1: The Great Depression and the South October 3: Library Visit<\/p>\n –More reading and discussion assignments to come!–<\/p>\n October 6:\u00a0Report on Economic Conditions of the South (Moodle)<\/p>\n October 8: \u00a0Peter Moody, To a Cotton Mill Worker (Moodle and handouts)<\/p>\n October 10 – NO CLASS<\/p>\n October 13: \u00a0The South and World War II:<\/p>\n October 15 – Paper Due<\/p>\n October 17- FALL BREAK<\/p>\n October 20 \u2013 Politics and Civil Rights<\/p>\n Reading \u2013 Howard Odom, Race and Rumors of Race, \u201cThe Romance of the Eleanor Clubs.\u201d\u00a0 Read quickly \u2013 this is a collection of stories and rumors.<\/p>\n Reading \u2013 V. O. Key, Southern Politics in State and Nation<\/p>\n All read: Introduction and South Carolina; groups read as follows: Oct. 22\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Reading: David Goldfield, \u201cA Season of Hope, 1945-54,\u201d in Black, White, and Southern.<\/p>\n Oct. 24\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Reading: Timothy Tyson, \u201cDynamite and the \u2018Silent South\u2019\u201d in Jumping Jim Crow Oct. 27\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Reading: Goldfield, \u201cThe Crusade Against Segregation\u201d in Black, White, and Southern Oct. 29\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Reading: Jack Bass, \u201cThe Emerging South,\u201d in Transformation of Southern Politics<\/p>\n Oct. 31 \u2013 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Walking Tour of downtown Spartanburg<\/p>\n November 3 – Wrapping up politics in the 1960s<\/p>\n November 5 – Paper Due<\/p>\n Nov. 7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Peter Applebome, Dixie Rising, Chapters 1-2<\/p>\n Nov. 10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dixie Rising, Chapter 3<\/p>\n Nov. 12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dixie Rising, Chapter 6<\/p>\n Nov. 14 \u2013 NO CLASS<\/p>\n Nov. 17\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dixie Rising, Chapter 7<\/p>\n Nov. 19\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cornbread and Sushi, Chapters 1-2<\/p>\n Nov. 21\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cornbread and Sushi, Chapter 4<\/p>\n Nov. 24 \u2013 Paper Due, Cornbread and Sushi, Chapters 5-6<\/p>\n Nov 26-28 \u2013 Thanksgiving Break<\/p>\n Dec. 1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tracy Thompson, New Mind of the South<\/p>\n Dec. 3 New Mind of the South<\/p>\n Dec. 5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 New Mind of the South<\/p>\n December 12: 2:00 PM – Final Exam Due<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Humanities 101-R The South: What It Was, What It Is, What It Might Be Fall 2014 Dr. Phillip Stone MWF 2:00-2:50, Main 102 Office: Archives, Sandor Teszler Library Phone: 864-597-4313 E-mail: stonerp@wofford.edu Web page http:\/\/sites.wofford.edu\/stonerp Office Hours: I\u2019ll be available from 11:00-11:45 and 3:00 to 3:30 Monday-Thursday in my office in the college archives, or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wofford.edu\/stonerp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wofford.edu\/stonerp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wofford.edu\/stonerp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wofford.edu\/stonerp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wofford.edu\/stonerp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wofford.edu\/stonerp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wofford.edu\/stonerp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nPeter Applebome, Dixie Rising: How the South is Shaping American Values, Politics, and Culture<\/span>
\nTracy Thompson, The New Mind of the South<\/span>
\nElizabeth Cox, Night Talk<\/span>
\nCornbread and Sushi: A Journey through the Rural South<\/span><\/p>\n
\nSept. 1: Introduction: What is the South?<\/p>\n
\nReading and Discussion: Elizabeth Cox, Night Talk<\/p>\n
\nSept. 8: Creating the South \u2013 the Civil War and Reconstruction
\nEdward Ayers \u2013 What Caused the Civil War, pp. 37-63 (Moodle)<\/p>\n
\nCharles Reagan Wilson, Baptized in Blood, The Religion of the Lost Cause, pp. 1-17, 37-57. (Moodle)<\/p>\n
\nSept. 15: The New South, 1877-1900: A Land in Opposition?
\nC. Vann Woodward, Burden of Southern History,
\nIdus Newby, The South, A History (Moodle)<\/p>\n
\nSept. 22: The South in the 1880s: Henry Grady’s New South<\/p>\n
\nPaper Due Sept 26<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nSept. 29: The South in the 1920s<\/p>\n
\nDewey Grantham, The South in Modern America (Moodle)<\/p>\n
\nGeorgia \u2013 Bouknight, Graham, McKelvey, Middleton
\nMississippi \u2013 Khouri, Monroe, Murdaugh, Richardson
\nTexas \u2013 Miller, Edge, S. Lee, Newland
\nVirginia \u2013 Brice, A. Lee, Hanna, Corpening<\/p>\n
\nArchives Day \u2013 looking at some of Wofford\u2019s Civil Rights History<\/p>\n
\nReading and discussion: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail<\/p>\n