Democracy Inaction
MWF 1.25-2.20 (Lib 213) W 4.10-5.05 (Ladd 106)
| Prof. Michael Arnush | Starbuck 201D x8113 |
| marnush@skidmore.edu | Hours:
MW 11-12 W 2.30-3.30 |
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| 4th credit hour |
| NOVEMBER | EMAIL THE CLASS | |
| DATE | TOPIC | READINGS |
| 2 | No class | |
| 4 | No class | |
| 7 | Civic discourse, the midterm, leadership and moral dilemmas | -none- |
| 9 | Local
Elections |
McManus,
The Resurgent City Councils, 166-193 Hertke, "My Life as a School Board Candidate: Lessons Learned in Local Politics" Local election coverage: get copies of the Saratogian (Rebecca, Jordan, Susie), Glens Falls Post-Star (Michal, Jeremy, Rob, Alex), Schenectady Gazette (Dick, Francesca, Toph), Albany Times-Union (Mugi, Ray, Tim, Ben) |
| 11 | Did democracy work? | Raaflaub,
"A Hypothetical Debate about Democracy" Furet, "Democracy and Utopia" Final Project: Topic/Thesis statement due FINAL PROJECTS |
| 14 | Guest lecture: Prof. Tom Martin, College of the Holy Cross |
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| 16 | Criticisms of Athenian democracy | Jones,
"Athenian Democracy and its Critics" Osbourne, "Athenian Democracy: Something to Celebrate?" |
| 18 | Democracy
ancient and modern |
Beedham,
"Full Democracy" (Michal, Jeremy, Francesca, Rebecca) Robinson, "Direct Democracy: Old Prejudices and New Possibilities" (Mugi, Tim, Ben, Ray, Susie) - login to the e-reserves at this link and go to Robinson's article Wood, "Demos vs. 'We the People': Freedom and Democracy Ancient and Modern" (Jordan, Toph, Alex, Dick, Amelia) - handout Final Project: introductory paragraph and working bibliography due |
| 21 | The
local elections: a recap Guest lecture: Val Keehn, mayor-elect of Saratoga Springs |
Questions
for Mayor-elect Keehn: |
| 23,25 | Thanksgiving break | |
| 28 | Democracy until the founding of America and Campaigns and Elections | America
(The Book), 1-34 America (The Book), 103-132 Group work: designing a satiric take on Saratoga politicians |
| 30 | Rome's
Historians and the respublica Republic: 509-31 BCE Empire: 31 BCE-476 CE 2nd BCE; 1st BCE; 1st/2nd CE |
Polybius
Book 6 (excerpts): written ca. 160 BCE Passages on the life and career of Augustus (63 BCE-14 CE) Selections from the Res Gestae Divi Augusti ("Acts of the Divine Augustus"): written 13 CE Final Project: draft due |
| Nov.
30 Dec. 1 |
Attend "Preparing for Exams" | 11/30: TLC 202; 12/1: Davis Auditorium |
