Any student may write as many papers as he or she wishes, but no student has to write more than four short papers in all. And the final grade for short papers will be the average grade for the four. The Long Paper , due at the end of the reading period, should be an exercise in original historical reconstruction. It could build on the earlier biographical reading or on films viewed during the term. It could, on the other hand, be drawn from files of your home town newspaper or newspapers or be about the experiences of some member or members or your family or some other persons whom you found opportunity to interview.
Topics are negotiable.
You will be asked to indicate a tentative paper topic in the bluebook for your Nov. 20 hour exam. Djilas, Conversations with Stalin , pp. The Last Testament , pp. This reading is available only on reserve. Week of Oct 9 Schrecker, McCarthyism , pp.