Tuesday, November 11, 2008

last chance to discuss paper topics 11/12 at 2:30pm

I've had many students come by to discuss the paper, and I'll be available this Wednesday during office hours to discuss the paper before it's due on Friday, 11/14.

If there's is anyone out there still having trouble with their topic, here's the email I sent out re: paper topics on October 2nd:

I've talked to a number of students during office hours who have developed some
excellent paper topics. To add to the mix, I'd like to suggest a few possible
topics for each primary source:

1. Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt:

Role of the First Lady Before and After Eleanor Roosevelt

The "Brain Trust" in FDR's White House

The Success and Failure of New Deal Programs

Isolationism vs. Support for the Allies Before Pearl Harbor

FDR's Conduct of the War Effort

FDR's Vision of Postwar Order

Eleanor Roosevelt's Role in Postwar American Politics

2. Miami and the Siege of Chicago

The Last Days of the Johnson Administration

The Rise of the "New Left" in American Politics

The Rise of the "New Right" in American Politics

The Political Resurrection of Richard Nixon

The Rise of "New Journalism" (e.g. Mailer, Hunter S. Thompson, et al) in US Politics

The Breakdown of the "Liberal Consensus" in US Politics

3. The Reagan Diaries

Reagan & the Challenges of the Early Eighties: Recession & Inflation

Reagan & the Challenges of the Early Eighties: A Spike in Cold War Tensions

"Reaganomics": The Promise, the Results, and the Legacy

Reagan and the Iran-Contra Scandal

"The Great Communicator": Reagan's Use of Mass Media

Reagan and the Imperial Presidency







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