Masculinity in Modern Europe

C. Oldstone-Moore --- Spring 2012

Requirements Paper Topics

Guide to the Term Paper

Theme 1: The Body Politic

Date	Session	Reading	Assignment	Idea Papers
Mon. Mar 26	Gender and History			Guide to Ideas Papers
Wed. Mar 28	Body and Civilization	Forth, introduction	Questions
Fri. Mar 30	Body and War	Braudy chs. 1-4	Questions
Mon Apr 2	18^th C. Gentleman	Forth, ch. 2	Questions
Wed. Apr 4	Revolutionary Manliness	Braudy, ch. 29 Levée en Masse	Questions	E. Pennington
Fri. Apr 6	Men and Nation-state	Hagemann: "German Heroes"	Questions	I. Hayes
Mon. Apr 9	Romanticism	Oldstone-Moore "Beards of the Romantic Imagination"	Questions	J. Selzer K. Dunnigan T. Jeffries

Theme 2: Moral Reform of Manliness

Wed. Apr 11	Victorian Fathers	Tosh ch. 6	Questions	S. Hapner
Fri. Apr 13	Tom Brown	Part I, chaps 3-7	Questions	R. McKay
Mon. Apr 16	Tom Brown	Part I, chaps 8-9 Part II, chaps 1-4	Questions	S. Legg
Wed. Apr 18	Tom Brown	Part II, chaps 5-9	Questions	W. Coleman
Fri. Apr 20	Thomas Hughes	Hughes: "Manliness of Christ"	Questions	E. Pennington
Mon. Apr 23	Building Bodies	Forth ch 5	Questions	J. Selzer N. Waggy A. Christopher
Wed. Apr 25	Midterm Exam

Theme 3: Fears for the Modern Man

Fri. Apr 27	Fear of Degeneracy	Braudy, ch. 35	Questions	B. Stafford C. York
Mon. Apr 30	Manliness and Empire	Tosh, ch. 9 Outline	Questions	S. Hapner J. Mpondo J. Clarkson
Wed. May 2	Boy Scouts	Baden-Powell: Scouting	Questions	J. Rattiner K. Moffat P. Caudill
Fri. May 4	Primitivism	Forth ch. 6 Outline	Questions	K. Goodwin C. Blackford
Mon. May 7	Construction of Homosexuality	Braudy, chs. 34, 36 Outline	Bibliography Paper Topics Questions	S. Legg W. Coleman J. Mpondo
Wed. May 9	Sports	McDevitt, ch. 1	Questions	A. Nemon J. Tapp N. Collins B. Gill
Fri. May 11	Best White Man	McDevitt, ch. 4 Outlines	Questions	R. White R. McKay
Mon. May 14	Bodyline Affair	McDevitt, ch. 5	Thesis/Outline

Theme 4: Manliness and Technological War

Wed. May 16	World War I	Braudy, chs. 40-42 Outline	Questions	K. Dunnigan C. Blackford T. Jeffries B. Gill
Fri. May 18	Manliness and Peace	Braudy, chs. 43-44 Outline	Questions	B. Stafford N. Collins K. Moffat
Mon. May 21	Men of Steel	Forth, ch. 7 Outline	Questions	J. Tapp N. Waggy J. Clarkson
Wed. May 23	Fascism	Braudy, ch. 45 Outline	Questions	A. Nemon J. Rattiner A. Christopher
Fri. May 25	Post-War Recovery	Braudy, chs. 52-53 Outline	Questions	K. Goodwin
Mon. May 28	No Class (Memorial Day)
Wed. May 30	No Class
Fri. Jun 1	Consumerism and Metrosexuals	Forth, ch. 8 Outline	Paper Due Questions	I. Hayes C. York P. Caudill
Wed. Jun 6	Final Exam 3:15 pm