Participation on a regular basis is not only encouraged of all students, but, in fact, is expected. The purpose of the reaction papers is for each student to take a current event and analyze it using the theoretical lens discussed in class during that week. Though these papers are short, they are expected to be of high intellectual and grammatical quality. The examinations will test the students' familiarity with the literature and lecture material covered until the date of the exam. The format of the exams will be mixed, but both exams will include at least one essay question.
Papers are due at the time of the final.
They will be a brief essay-format reaction to the readings unless otherwise stated. In-class assignments may be announced or unannounced, but they will always be on the most recent topic covered by the readings. Addison Wesley Longman, 2000. New York Times. Students are expected to read all international articles that appear on the front page of the NYTimes Monday through Friday.