SOAN 349: Frontiers & Borders
MW 2:45-4:00, Alumni 108
Colgate University
 Spring 2005 Professor Thomas Hall
 NEW Office:  B3 Alumni, x7042, email:  tdhall@mail.colgate.edu
 OFFICE HOURS:  M 4-5, TU 2-3, W 11-12, & by appointment
 Class Schedule
**The following is provisional, and will be adjusted from time to time.
*** Last Updated 3-8-05 ***

WK DATES

Topics & Readings

Comments/Events
1 1/17-19 PART I:  Intro & Overview
Hall 2001, 2005 on BB; D & W Chs 1 & 2; Slatta Chs 1 & 7; Barth 39-57; Wells Ch 1; Weber Ch 1; Barfield Ch1; Khod p. 1-25;  REC Sheridan & Guy Ch 1. RSV		 start thinking about frontier to study; form groups etc
2 1/24-26 same continued; Wells 6 26 last d/a; same
3 1/31-2/2 cont; D&W 2&3;  Slatta 3; Wells 2, 3, 4; Weber 6,7,8; Khod pp 25-75; Barfield Ch 2  
4 2/7-9 cont; REC: Guy & Sheridan 10 RSV; Barfield Chs 2&3; type of frontier 9   
5 2/14-16 PART II:  Doing Research
 Slatta chs 9 & 10; Barth 39-57; D&W 4;  Weber 9 thru 13; Wells 5 & 7; Barfield Chs. 4 & 5		 Choice of Frontier due 16; 
6 2/21-23 Barth 58-86; D&W Chs. 5; Slatta 4 & 6; 9th last W;
7 2/28-3/2     Wells 10;  Khod Ch 3; Weber 14, 15, 16; D&W Chs. 6; Khod Ch 3 ann bib due  3/2
8 3/7-9 mid term & review midterm around here
9 3/14-16

***SPRING BREAK***

 
10 3/21-23

Barfield Ch 6; Barth 101-116, 117-134, & 135-148; D & W 7Slatta Chs 5, 7,&  8; Khod Ch 4

 Case Prospectus Due; 23rd 
11 3/28-30 Barfield Ch 7; Khod Ch 5; Wells 8 & 9; W&R Chs 17-20

PART III:  Case Studies:  PRESENTATIONS Wed March 30 Groups 2 & 4
12 4/4-6 PRESENTATIONS  
13 4/11-13 PRESENTATIONS &
PART IV: Synthesizing Findings [R means review this chap]
Barfield Ch 8 & Epilogue; Barth 9-38; D&W Chs 1R & 8; Hall 2001, 2005 on BBR & Review of War in the Tribal Zone, by T. Hall; Khod. Concl; Slatta Chs 2&7R; ; Weber Chs. 17-20;  Khod. Concl; W&R Chs 1 thru 5R; Wells Chs 1R, 10, 11; REC: Lattimore RSV; Sheridan & Guy Ch 1.		 PEWS 14-16
14 4/18-20 same con't + Generating list of factors shaping frontier [see Factors Shaping Borders/Frontiers [Spring 01] and Factors Shaping Borders/Frontiers [Spring 02]  
15 4/25-27 Same  & review for Final last class 27th
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FINAL:  THURSDAY  May 5,  3 pm

Send comments or questions to tdhall@mail.colgate.edu
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