21H.381J | Fall 2015 | Undergraduate

Women and War in the 20th Century

Calendar

SES # TOPICS KEY DUE DATES
1

Introduction

Screening

Women, War, & Peace, Episode 5: War Redefined. Directed by Gini Reticker. Color, 52 min. 2011.

 
2

9/11’s Gendered Aftermath

Screening

From the Ground Up. Directed by Beth Gage and George Gage. Color, 30 min. 2011.

Discussion questions due
3

Perpetrators

Screening

Philip Zimbardo: The Psychology of Evil. Color, 23 min. 2008.

Discussion questions due
4

Soldiers

Screening

The Invisible War. Directed by Kirby Dick. Color, 93 min. 2012.

Discussion questions due
5 Rape as a Weapon Discussion questions due
6

Peace Activism

Visiting artist: Peggy Seeger

Visiting discussant: Caley Horan, Assistant Professor of History, MIT

Discussion questions due
7 Sterilization, Reproduction, Transmission Discussion questions due
8

War as Daily Life

Guest lecturer: Abigail Jacobson, Visiting Professor, Boston University

Discussion questions due
9

Revolution and Dis/Misplacement

Guest Visitor: Nora Lessersohn, PhD candidate in History and Middle East Studies, Harvard University

Discussion questions due
10

Representations

Screening

1915GenocidalTurks. “RAVISHED ARMENIA, the original 1919 movie also known as [Auction of Souls].” August 8, 2012. YouTube.

Discussion questions due
11 Theories of War and Gender

Discussion questions due

Final paper topics due

12 Student Paper Presentations Final paper due two weeks after this session

Course Info

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Fall 2015
Learning Resource Types
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