Readings:

These are the online readings for the course. They should be read by the start of class on the day they are due.

Due Monday, October 5:
     • Lies My Teacher Taught Me (PDF)
     • The Jungle (PDF)
     • "Negro Tortured to Death" (PDF)
     • "Infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan" (PDF)
     • "The White Man's Burden" (PDF)
     • Letters from the Philippine War (PDF)

Due Monday, October 12:
     • Over the Top (PDF)
     • "Dulce et Decorum Est" (PDF)
     • "Fourteen Points," (PDF)
     • "We Have Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself" (PDF)

Due Monday, October 19:
     • "How to Spot a Jap" (PDF)
     • Letters from World War II (PDF)
     • "The Bombing of Japan" (PDF)
     • "How to Identify a Communist" (PDF)

Due Monday, October 26:
     • Farewell to Manzanar (whole book)

Due Monday, November 2:
     • "The Righteous Stuff" (PDF)
     • "Thaws and Effect" (PDF)

Due Monday, November 9:
     • Fast Food Nation, Introuction and Part I

Due Monday, November 16:
     • Rock and Roll (PDF)
     • Coming of Age in Mississippi (PDF)

Due Monday, November 23
     • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (PDF)
     • Letters from Vietnam (PDF)
     • Modern Political Commentary (PDF)