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History

History 332: Community in America, Maine, and at Bowdoin

History 332 Reading Guide with e-reserve and online database links

• Week 1
  • Introduction:  Historical visions and sociological models of community
• Week 2
  • New England Communities:  Witchcraft as a community phenomenon
• Week 3
  • Salem Repossessed:  Contrasting perspectives and analyses
• Week 4
  • The Frontier in the Early Republic:  Community, biography, fiction, myth
• Week 5
  • An African American Community in Maine:  Uncovering communities within communities
• Week 6
  • Tuesday:  Fall Vacation, No Class Meeting
  • Thursday:  Library Tour and Research Methodologies
• Week 7
  • Bowdoin College: The beginnings
• Week 8
  • Bowdoin College: 1810-1865
• Week 9
  • Bowdoin College: 1865-1990s
• Week 10
  • Small Group Meetings:  work-in-progress discussions
• Week 11
  • Small Group Meetings:  work-in-progress discussions
• Week 12
  • Individual Conferences:  Discuss research and writing progress
• Week 13
  • Small Group Meetings:  work-in-progress discussions
• Week 14
  • Final Class Meeting:  work-in-progress presentations

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