Course Schedule 2016
| Week | Activities | Assignments |
| One | Introductions |
1/12 analysis of Maps Definitions of the American West What is the West? Links to an external site. (posted by EcoWest) 1/14 Frederick Jackson Turner, The Significance of the Frontier in American History, 1893 Links to an external site. High Country News - informal reports |
| Two | Scholarship of the West |
1/19 Resources for the study of the American West - oral presentation #1 1/19 Richard White: "Born Modern: An Overview of the West, Links to an external site." 1/21 peer review of analysis of WHQ article paper due: January 26 |
| Three | Abbott, How Cities Won the West |
1/26 The Iron Horse - Impact of the Railroads on 19th Century American Society Links to an external site. - read parts 15 -18 1/28 discussion of text: preface through page 30 |
| Four |
2/2 discussion of text: Chapters 2-9 2/4 oral presentation #2 - Western cities |
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| Five |
2/9 discussion of Abbott's blog The Urban West Links to an external site. 2/11 discussion of Abbott - third section of text
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| Six |
2/16 discussion of text Abbott paper topic -- peer review 2/18 , final due 2/23 |
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| Seven | Nash, The Federal Landscape |
2/23 and 2/25 discussion of text
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| Eight |
Nash paper topic - peer review 3/1, final due 3/3 9 (may be turned in 3/15) 3/3 0ral presentation #3 - Federalism |
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SPRING BREAK
| Nine | Rothman, The Devil's Bargain |
Tourism in the West - maps 3/17discussion of text
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| Ten |
3/22 discussion of text 3/24 oral presentation #4 - National Parks 3/26 Bear River Bird Refuge Links to an external site. filed trip. Meet at 8 AM at Social Science parking lot. |
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| Eleven |
Rothman paper Topic -- peer review 3/29, final due 4/4 3/31 no class April 1-3: Field Trip to Moab Links to an external site., Arches National Park Links to an external site., and Dead Horse Point State Park Links to an external site.. Meet at noon. |
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| Twelve | Water issues in the West | |
| Thirteen |
4/12 no class 4/14 oral presentation #5 - films about the modern West |
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| Fourteen |
4/19 no class 4/21 field trip paper due |
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April 23: field trip to BYU Musuem of Art Links to an external site. and Springville Museum Links to an external site. of Art. Lunch on MacKay at Brick Oven Meet by the bus at 8:30 AM |
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