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SSP100.001: Democracy Inaction
 M 2.30-3.25 W 1.00-2.20 F 1.25-2.20 (Lib 213)

Prof. Michael Arnush Starbuck 201D x8113
marnush@skidmore.edu Hours: M 11-12 F 10.30-11.30
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Classics Department
Skidmore College
DECEMBER EMAIL THE CLASS
DATE TOPIC READINGS
1 Project Presentations
4 Project Presentations
6 Project Presentations
Begin class at 12.45pm
8 Project Presentations
11 Project Presentations
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Final discussion: What have you learned about ...

  • democracy in ancient Athens?
  • democracy in Saratoga Springs?
  • democracy in your own hometown?
  • democracy in your classmates' hometowns?
  • the role of sources in the study of democracy?
    • primary sources - literature (histories, political treatises, dramatic works, etc.), artistic and architectural evidence, popular comments in the media, formal constitutions, and informal presentations of communities' articulations of governance
    • secondary sources - scholarly studies, analyses, etc.
  • the value of the democratic process?

Evaluations

Final Projects Due