Humanities Core Course Winter: War Dr. Morse 2016  HumCore Welcome back!!!!  Introductions, Class Policies, Expectations  Essay 3: Introduction (Historical Analysis)  Lecture Review  Writing Diagnostic

Opening Introductions Dr. Morse Office: HIB 196 Office Hours: MW 1:00-2:00, TuTh 10:30-11:30 (and by appointment) Use “Sign-Up Sheet” on Weekly Class Modules Class

Policies and Expectations Class Policies and Procedures Time Management Grading Writing: Essay #3 (40%), #4 (30%), 5 Blog Posts (20%), Participation (10%) Lecture: Midterm (40%), Final (50%), Participation (10%) Participation Grade Components Drafting is Essential and a Required Part of Writing as a “Process” Attendance – Interactivity Assessments (Self, Peer) Blog / Message Board / Office Hours

What will we be doing in Core this quarter? War on slavery – War over slavery Writing with a purpose and “Picturing” War – slave narratives, poetry, letters, articles, painting, sketch, ads Essay 3: Image Analysis / Historical Analysis Writings on Torture / Violence to the Body and Mind in War / Torture as Entertainment Blog Writing: Op-Ed Writing (opposite the editorial page) Social Journalism Argument/Counterargument War in the News – Mediating and “Selling” War – News Journalism and Entertainment Media Analysis – film and television

Introductions Who are you? Share something interesting (something you didn’t know or had not thought about) from today’s lecture or from this week’s readings. OR What text or activity are you most looking forward to, and why? OR Most Impactful War Film, and how?

Lecture Review DiscussionQuestions 1) What disciplinary approach does Professor Fahs follow? 1) How would you characterize her lecturing style? 2) How can you prepare to listen to and take notes in lecture? 2) What is the definition of historical contingency? Why is this of central concern in our lectures? 3) Who was William Lloyd Garrison, and what were his positions about slavery? In what specific ways does Frederick Douglass depart from his positions? 4) What genre(s) comprise Douglass’ text? What are characteristics of these genres? What rhetorical or stylistic strategies does he use to give his “autobiography” a deeper purpose?

Writing Diagnostic – Select One Use your best free-style academic prose Write for minutes The Battle of Shiloh in southwestern Tennessee, represented on the next slide, was fought by over 100,000 troops (60% Union; 40% Confederate). 3,482 died and 16,400 were wounded. Given today’s lecture, the above historical details and your own knowledge of the Civil War, view the painting and answer the following question. What story of war and what “history” of the Battle of Shiloh does this painting depict and/or perform?

External Links of Interest (Douglass Writings Rochester U) (Douglass Writings) (Documenting the American South) (Douglass “My Opposition to War”)

HOW DOES THIS IMAGE UNDERSCORE DOUGLASS’S TASK IN THE PUBLIC SPHERE? WHAT CHALLENGES DOES HE FACE AS A PUBLIC INTELLECTUAL IN THIS PARTICULAR ERA?

Satirical racist print, part of the “Practical Amalgamation Series,” created by Edward Williams Clay in 1839 and illustrating white fears of a mixing of the races.