By enrolling in this course, you have joined a community of scholars and activists, defined by a shared interest in the culture of activism during the 1960s and what they teach us about the politics of the present day.
As scholars, we will work to achieve a deeper understanding of America both in the 1960s and today, each contributing discoveries and insights that combine to form a greater whole. As citizens of this course, we will strive to create a space where differences of opinion lead to discussion and understanding, not acrimony or silence.
As professor, my job is to provide you with an introduction to key topics from the 1960s and to key issues of the present day. As student scholars, your job is to build on that foundation through research and fieldwork, bringing your findings back to present them in class. This course’s radical proposition: ¼ of what you learn will come from me, ¼ from your fellow students, and fully ½ from your own discoveries doing research in historical archives and volunteering with activist political organizations.
- The Professor is responsible for introducing each mini-unit topic and for preparing a list of required and recommended scholarly readings.
- Students are responsible for research into primary sources, collecting instances and choosing which ones to present and discuss in class.
- Collectively, we form a “Think Tank.” Scholars working on projects within larger communities tend to produce a higher quality of research, because their work is inspired and enlivened by the discoveries of others. You will share findings with others by posting your research findings as HW and as finished projects on the course website.
- Attendance & Absences: to facilitate the interchange of ideas, it’s vital that you miss as few classes as possible. Any absences beyond 3 will be penalized on the final grade. Allowance will be made for major illness and religious observances.
- Assignment Completion & Late Work: all assignments will be turned in through the course website. Late work will be penalized, unless cleared with the professor beforehand.
- Electronics: bring your laptop to class so you can access your writing and other course materials as needed. Keep your laptop closed at all other times. Keep your phone in your bag or pocket.
University Policy on Academic Dishonesty
Plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty, like the misrepresentation of data, are grave offenses in this course, at Kilachand, at BU, and in the wider world of historical research. Incidents of academic dishonesty violate the trust of the scholarly community, and formal charges will be pursed through the Office of the Kilachand College Dean.
- Plagiarism includes but is not limited to (1) copying or restating the work or ideas of another person in oral or written work performed for course credit without citing the appropriate source or (2) collaborating with someone else in an academic endeavor without acknowledging his or her contribution.
- Misrepresentation or falsification of data includes but is not limited to (1) citing authors that do not exist, (2) citing interviews that never took place, and (3) citing field work that was not completed.
http://www.bu.edu/academics/policies/academic-conduct-code/
http://www.bu.edu/academics/khc/policies/academic-standards/
