The final paper is due Monday, May 16 at 5pm. The paper should be submitted in hardcopy at either my office in PME 110 or at my box in the Humanities office. If you have worked on an online component for the project, you should email that to me at hwhite@ncf.edu.
I also encourage you to submit a self-evaluation for the course, which you should send by email by May 17. This would tell me about your research process, remaining questions about the course, or anything else you would like to me know about your experience of the course. I usually respond to these individually in my narrative evaluation.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Monday Presentations
As a reminder, we will have Hannah Brown, Zoe, Brie, Kathy, and Rachael giving presentations/leading discussions about their final projects. Hannah has posted reading on Newdle that she would like you to read for her presentation on Monday. If anyone else would like to assign reading for their discussion, please notify the rest of the class by email as soon as possible. See you Monday!
/hrw
/hrw
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Project Presentations tomorrow
Students,
I've given you a pretty broad berth to develop topics for your final project (which is another way of saying that I have not given intensive feedback unless you have sought it out). Thursday, the first batch of you will be presenting on the projects you have been working on. I have heard from Hannah, who will be discussing the Radical Fairies, a "secular" gay spirituality group that started in the 1970s. Hannah will be presenting more information on class, but she has also asked me to pass on background reading to the class, which is available on NEWDLE (look for the files that begin with "HB" for Hannah Brown). You don't have to read all of them, but please check out at least one of those articles before class. For the rest of you, we look forward to hearing and discussing what you have been working on!
/hrw
I've given you a pretty broad berth to develop topics for your final project (which is another way of saying that I have not given intensive feedback unless you have sought it out). Thursday, the first batch of you will be presenting on the projects you have been working on. I have heard from Hannah, who will be discussing the Radical Fairies, a "secular" gay spirituality group that started in the 1970s. Hannah will be presenting more information on class, but she has also asked me to pass on background reading to the class, which is available on NEWDLE (look for the files that begin with "HB" for Hannah Brown). You don't have to read all of them, but please check out at least one of those articles before class. For the rest of you, we look forward to hearing and discussing what you have been working on!
/hrw
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
Reading for Monday
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| Anti- Anita Bryant Button Stonewall Archives |
In lieu of the James Sears reading I'm assigning two other readings: a selection by Anita Bryant from her memoir about the Save Our Children campaign in Miami and a selection from the Nagorney and Clendinen's book Out for Good. Both selections are in Newdle. The Stonewall Archives also has an exhibit of ephemera related to the Save Our Children campaign called "Days without Sunshine". You can view it here.
/hrw
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Final Project Resources
Dear Students,
This is a follow up to my comments in class about resources for the final project.
/hrw
This is a follow up to my comments in class about resources for the final project.
- For those of you who are looking for sources, the best resources are our own reference librarians, who you can contact by email with requests: reference@ncf.edu.
- For those of you who are working to construct websites, one free and easy option is Google site, which you can access through your ncf account. Try this link (if that doesn't work try https://sites.google.com)
- If you are scheduling a film, the easiest way is to work through Student Affairs/ Student Activities. Their website for information about scheduling an event is here.
- You can also stop by my office to talk through ideas. I am there in the mornings and between classes (2-3:15). It's in Palmer E 110.
/hrw
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
For Thursday: Sin, Sex and Scandal on the Christian Far Right
I've added a couple more readings to the list for tomorrow, which I hope further flesh out the conservative political opposition to sexuality education and to the religious liberals and moderates that advocated it. The readings are Janice Irvine chapter "Days of Rage" and an newspaper article by Billy James Hargis responding to the Presbyterian statement we discussed on Monday.
Our discussion will focus on understaninding Christian Crusade's campaign against sexuality education and the perplexing life of Billy James Hargis, director the the Christian Crusade, whose contribution to conservative causes was overshadowed by a scandal that erupted in 1974, when five of Hargis' students at American Christian Academy-- four men and one woman-- accused him of sexual misconduct. Time magazine brought publicity to the charges in an article on "The Sins of Billy James", but Hargis was acquitted when the case came up to trial. One of the readings-- a short article by Irvine-- examines this scandal.
Just as interesting as Hargis' accused indiscretions are his contributions to a nascent "Religious Right." We will read the commentary of Janice Irvine, who credits Hargis for bringing attention to the rhetorical sway of calls to protect children and to protect sexual morality.
As a side note of interest: the work of Christian Crusade has been carried on by Hargis' son, and the organization has an active website that stakes out the organization's views of current political and religious issues.
Our discussion will focus on understaninding Christian Crusade's campaign against sexuality education and the perplexing life of Billy James Hargis, director the the Christian Crusade, whose contribution to conservative causes was overshadowed by a scandal that erupted in 1974, when five of Hargis' students at American Christian Academy-- four men and one woman-- accused him of sexual misconduct. Time magazine brought publicity to the charges in an article on "The Sins of Billy James", but Hargis was acquitted when the case came up to trial. One of the readings-- a short article by Irvine-- examines this scandal.
Just as interesting as Hargis' accused indiscretions are his contributions to a nascent "Religious Right." We will read the commentary of Janice Irvine, who credits Hargis for bringing attention to the rhetorical sway of calls to protect children and to protect sexual morality.
As a side note of interest: the work of Christian Crusade has been carried on by Hargis' son, and the organization has an active website that stakes out the organization's views of current political and religious issues.
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| Leaflet denouncing sexuality education, reprinted in the Aug 4, 1969 U.S. News and World Report |
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| Anti-sexuality education booklet circulated by the Christian Crusade |
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