{"id":39,"date":"2016-08-18T14:15:25","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T18:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/humanitiesfellows\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2020-01-14T13:47:53","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T18:47:53","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/humanitiesfellows\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">IDST 397 Humanities Fellows Seminar<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Spring 2019<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>Dr. Abigail Cheever<\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor of English and Film Studies<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Brunet 115<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:acheever@richmond.edu\">acheever@richmond.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><em><u>Collaborating faculty<\/u><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Joanna Drell<\/p>\n<p>Professor of History<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Brunet 134<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:jdrell@richmond.edu\">jdrell@richmond.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Nicole Sackley<\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor of History and American Studies<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Brunet 126<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:nsackley@richmond.edu\">nsackley@richmond.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Humanities Fellows Seminar is the first step in the Humanities Fellows Program, a full description of which can be found on the program website: <a href=\"https:\/\/as.richmond.edu\/about-school\/programs\/curriculum\/humanities-fellows\/index.html\">https:\/\/as.richmond.edu\/about-school\/programs\/curriculum\/humanities-fellows\/index.html<\/a> The spring seminar and field experience in Washington D.C. bring together a selective, close-knit, and interdisciplinary community of students and scholars to investigate critical and contemporary questions about human experience from diverse perspectives. Together, we will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Explore the topic of HUMAN MIGRATION.<\/strong><\/span> In spring 2020 we will focus on how the movement of peoples and contacts among cultures shapes human experience. Through a series of case studies that draw out the complexity of migration and our collective responses to it, the seminar will introduce the humanities as both a collection of disciplines of study and also a larger lens through which to approach questions both timely and timeless. Together we will:\n<ul>\n<li>Think substantively and deeply about a topic at the forefront of national and international debate that challenges our capacities to reason, understand, and find meaning in human experience;<\/li>\n<li>Experience the breadth and depth of humanistic inquiry while learning research and analytic methodologies that are fundamental to humanities disciplines;<\/li>\n<li>Develop skills in critical thinking, argumentation, collaboration, written and oral communications, and project development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Develop an immersive summer project.<\/strong><\/span> The seminar provides an opportunity to apply for an A&amp;S Summer Research Fellowship to conduct mentored research or creative work with a faculty member. Over the course of the seminar, Fellows will:\n<ul>\n<li>Conceptualize a project and conduct preliminary research\/creative work, locate sources and hypothesize possible outcomes, and formulate a plan for research;<\/li>\n<li>Identify and recruit a faculty mentor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Investigate professional opportunities and careers. <\/strong><\/span>Fellows will consider how the skills and aptitudes cultivated in humanistic inquiry lead to meaningful and satisfying careers and postgraduate lives. \u00a0Fellows will:\n<ul>\n<li>Participate in A&amp;S NEXT, meet with Career Services and fellowship advisors, and connect with humanities alumni to learn about opportunities available to humanities students in wide-ranging professional fields;<\/li>\n<li>Articulate the vital skills developed in humanities fields and learn to match and market those skills to future jobs and careers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Course Plan (What are we doing all semester?):<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The course is structured around four case studies in Human Migration: the pre-modern Mediterranean, the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural south to the industrial cities, the contemporary European migration \u201ccrisis\u201d, and Border Cinema from the United States and Mexico. Our weekly class sessions will entail a combination of activities. We will discuss readings and learn new research methodologies, work collaboratively on projects, hear presentations from humanities faculty around campus on the ways Human Migration informs their research and scholarship, and cultivate your skills as humanists.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, there are a number of co-curricular activities that will enhance and deepen our investigations. These are listed on the syllabus and below with links to details on the websites.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/as.richmond.edu\/next\/\"><strong>A&amp;S NEXT<\/strong><\/a> (January 24<sup>th<\/sup> \u2013 25<sup>th<\/sup>)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/as.richmond.edu\/about-school\/programs\/community\/themed-years\/2019-2020-This-Ground\/Walls-borders-partitions.html\"><strong>Walls, Borders, and Partitions in a Global Perspective<\/strong><\/a> (February 28<sup>th<\/sup>)<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tickets.modlin.richmond.edu\/overview\/4133?psn=4133\">University Dancers 35<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary Concert<\/a><\/strong> (February 28<sup>th<\/sup> \u2013 March 1<sup>st<\/sup>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/humanitiesfellows\/washington-d-c-2019\/\"><strong>Washington D.C. Site Visit<\/strong><\/a> (March 28<sup>th<\/sup> \u2013 31<sup>st<\/sup>)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/as.richmond.edu\/student-research\/symposium\/\"><strong>A&amp;S Student Research Symposium<\/strong><\/a> (April 17<sup>th<\/sup>)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #ff6600; font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.75em;\">Books and Readings<\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600; font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.75em; font-weight: bold;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>There are four required books for this course. These will be available from the bookstore and other retailers. We may add a few more texts as the course continues.<\/p>\n<p>Arnesen, <em>Black Protest and the Great Migration<\/em> (Bedford\/St. Martins)<\/p>\n<p>Ferguson, <em>The Harlem Renaissance: A Brief History with Documents<\/em> (Bedford\/St. Martins)<\/p>\n<p>Toomer, <em>Cane<\/em> (Liverlight)<\/p>\n<p>Larson, <em>Passing<\/em> (Penguin)<\/p>\n<p>All other required readings will be accessible on the course blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/humanitiesfellows\/\">https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/humanitiesfellows\/<\/a>\u00a0 The password for the private sections of the blog is: humanities20! [Don\u2019t forget the exclamation point!!]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Assessment:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Class Engagement: 20%<\/p>\n<p>Primary Source Study: 10%<\/p>\n<p>Paired Research Assignment and Blog Post 5%<\/p>\n<p>Analysis Paper: 15%<\/p>\n<p>DC Curation Assignment: 15%<\/p>\n<p>Annotated Bibliography: 10%<\/p>\n<p>Elevator Speech:\u00a0 5%<\/p>\n<p>Research Proposal:\u00a0 20%<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #ff6600; font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.75em;\">Classroom Guidelines<\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600; font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif; font-size: 1.75em; font-weight: bold;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Attendance<\/span><\/em>. Students are expected to be in class and\u00a0<u>on time.<\/u> We will begin promptly at 10:30 PM each Tuesday and Thursday. Please consume all foods before class. Having a drink with you will be fine.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><em>Participation<\/em><\/span>. Students will be assessed on the basis of \u201cquality\u201d participation, which entails active engagement in class. Active engagement entails both contributing to class discussion as well as being an active and respectful listener. (See the rubric at the end of this document.) We expect students to have completed assigned readings and\/or assignments <u>prior to the date for which they are assigned<\/u> and to be ready to discuss them. We reserve the right to call on students as we see fit.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><em>Technology<\/em><\/span>: Given the nature of this course, we will allow, and even encourage, students to bring laptops\/tablets to class. However, laptops and tablets are to be used for class purposes <em>only<\/em>. <u>Please do not check email, update social media accounts, or surf the web during class<\/u>. No cell phone use is permitted. Please silence all devices before we begin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Additional Points to Remember: <\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Please use the restroom before class. It is disruptive when students leave in the middle of discussion.<\/li>\n<li>Office hours are by appointment. The easiest way to reach me is via email. Please allow up to 24 hours for a response.<\/li>\n<li>Email will be our primary form of out-of-class communication. Please be sure to check your email regularly and carefully.<\/li>\n<li>Extensions on assignments will be granted if a) there is a valid reason and b) if you ask well in advance. Please don\u2019t assume you have received an extension unless you have received an affirmative response to your request. Late assignments will be penalized by one grade (e.g. B to B-) for each 24 hours the assignment is late.<\/li>\n<li>Please proofread any materials to be handed in. 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