WEEK 1
Tuesday, August 31
- Introductions and Overview
Thursday, September 2
- Reading Quiz on Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
- Thinking about Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass in terms of a research problem (e.g. The Columbian Orator and The Frederick Douglass Papers, which contains Douglass’s autograph book)
- Elicit and collect questions to be given to Spencer Crew (in preparation for the September 10 Colloquium)
Friday, September 3
- 1:30–2:20 & 2:30–3:20: Introduction to the work and process for Friday class meetings
- 3:30–5:00: Build a Burger
WEEK 2
Tuesday, September 7
- Continue discussion of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Thursday, September 9
- Columbo and Milano, “Reframing: Talking Back to Official Stories” and Kohl “The Story of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott Revisited.” (Blackboard)
Friday, September 10
- 1:30–2:20 & 2:30–3:20: Library Instruction Session
- 3:30–4:30: Spencer Crew on Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and the National Museum of American History (NMAH) [Required Colloquium]
WEEK 3
Tuesday, September 14
- Lavine, Stephen D., and Ivan Karp. “Introduction: Museums and Multiculturalism.” Exhibiting Cultures: The Poetics and Politics of Museum Display. Ed. Ivan Karp & Stephen D. Lavine. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1991. 1-9. (Blackboard)
- Hand out the Museum Assignment
- In-Class: The Enola Gay Smithsonian Exhibit, Enola Gay Archive, Japanese Times on Enola Gay Exhibit, American Historical Association on the Enola Gay Exhibit
Thursday, September 16
- Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Barbara. “Objects of Ethnography.” Exhibiting Cultures: The Poetics and Politics of Museum Display. Ed. Ivan Karp & Stephen D. Lavine. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1991. 386-443. (Blackboard)
Friday, September 17 / Saturday, September 18
- Trip to the Communities in a Changing Nation Exhibit at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Mall, Washington DC
WEEK 4
Tuesday, September 21
- Connecting the National Museum of American History, Frederick Douglass, and Narrative
Tuesday Evening, September 21
- Performance (Attendance Required unless you have a conflict with a Tuesday night class): Fred Morsell presents Frederick Douglass. For information: http://www.frederickdouglass.org/).
Thursday, September 23
- “From Topics to Questions” (35-50) and “From Questions to a Problem” (51-65) in Craft. Group work or other activity to prepare to formulate research questions
- Who owns the story of Frederick Douglass? (Frederick Douglass IV or Fake Freddie?)
Friday, September 24
- 1:30–2:20 & 2:30–3:20: Library instruction session #2
- 3:30–4:30: Harry R. Rubenstein, Chair and Curator, Division of Political History, National Museum of American History [Required Colloquium]
WEEK 5
Tuesday, September 28
- “Engaging Sources” (84-100) in Craft. In class annotation and citation exercises on one or more of the class readings.
Thursday, September 30
- * Museum Assignment Due *
- Continue in class annotation and citation exercises on one or more of the class readings.
Friday, October 1
- 1:30–2:20 & 2:30–3:20: Library instruction session #3
- 3:30–4:30: Peter Stearns on Research Methods in the field of History
WEEK 6
Tuesday, October 5
- Stallybrass, Peter. “The Library and Material Texts.” PMLA 119.5 (2004): 1347-1352. (e-journal)
- Stallybrass, Peter. “Against Thinking.” PMLA 122.5 (2007): 1580-1587. (e-journal)
Thursday, October 7
- Introduction to Research Problems and group work on formulating research formulas
- Further discussion of Research Problems with examples from instructors
Friday, October 8
- 1:30–2:20 & 2:30–3:20: Library Instruction Session #4
- 3:30–4:30: Natalia Peixoto on Research Methods in Bioengineering
WEEK 7
Tuesday, October 12
- Monday/Tuesday Switch Day: Tuesday classes do not meet this week
Thursday, October 14
- Student Research Problem presentations
Friday, October 15
- Annotation #1 Due
- 1:30–2:20 & 2:30–3:20: Library Research Session
- 3:30–4:30: Padhu Seshaiyer on Research Methods in Mathematics
WEEK 8
Tuesday, October 19
- Student Research Problem presentations
Thursday, October 21
- Student Research Problem presentations
- Annotation #2 Due
Friday, October 22
- 1:30–2:30: Peer Review of Proposals with GTAS & Librarians
- 3:30–4:30: Dan Cox on Research Methods in Molecular and Microbiology
WEEK 9
Tuesday, October 26
- Evaluation of Student Problem Presentations
- In class assessment
Thursday, October 28
- Discussion of Sample Student Papers from previous years
Friday October 29
- Annotation #3 Due
- 1:30–2:30: Continued Discussion Sample Papers
- 3:30–4:30: Barbara Cambridge on Research Methods in Policy Making
WEEK 10
Tuesday, November 2
- No class this week; we will meet with each of you to discuss your drafts
- Research Plan Due
Thursday, November 4
- No class this week; we will meet with each of you to discuss your drafts
- Research Plan Due
Friday, November 5
- Annotation #4 Due
- 1:30–2:20 & 2:30–3:20: Individual topic searches with help of librarians and GTAs (Part 2)
- 3:30–4:30 Kathleen Wage on Research Methods in Electrical and Computer Engineering
WEEK 11
Tuesday, November 9
- “Planning and Drafting” (189-204) and “Revising Your Organization and Argument” (208-221) in Craft
- Workshop on organization and argumentation
Thursday, November 11
- Enlarged Draft Due (10 pages; two copies)
- Begin (Example) Peer review in class
Friday, November 12
- 1:30–2:20 & 2:30–3:20: Individual Research Appointments
- 3:30–4:30: Carma Hinton on Research Methods in Documentary Film Making
WEEK 12
Tuesday, November 16
- No Class; Meet in Peer Groups
Thursday, November 18
- No Class; Meet in Peer Groups
Friday, November 19
- 1:30–2:20 & 2:30–3:20: Individual Research Appointments
- 3:30–4:30: Harold Morowitz on Research Methods at the Krasnow Institute
WEEK 13
Tuesday, November 23
- Online Session
Thursday, November 25 and Friday, November 26
- Thanksgiving Holidays
WEEK 14
Tuesday, November 30
- Preparation for Poster Presentations
Thursday, December 2
- Final Preparation for Poster Presentations
WEEK 15
Tuesday, December 7
- Finishing Touches
Thursday, December 9
- In Class Poster Presentations
Friday, December 10
- Poster Sessions & Refreshments
* Final Version of Research Paper Due Tuesday, December 14 by 3pm on Blackboard *