Srs Drugs Cult Syllabus Win 2014

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Prof. Joyce Madancy, Dept. of History

Lippman 109, 388-6221

Office Hours: T/Th 11-12, Wed. 8:30-12and by appointment

[email protected]

Drugs and CulturesScholars Program Research Seminar, SCH 150, Section 3

Winter 2014 (T/Th 9:00-10:45, Lippman 201)

Required reading(the following should be purchased from the bookstore):

Booth, Wayne C.; Colomb, Gregory G.; and Williams, Joseph H. The Craft of Research. Third

Edition. Chicago: The Chicago Uniersity !ress, "##$. %Note: This book can be used

in the Reference Room, call no. Q18.!!."# $%% if you do not &ish to purchase it&

Co'rt(right, )aid T. Forces of Habit: Drugs and the Making of the Modern World.Cambridge, *+ and ondon: Harard Uniersity !ress, "##-.

)e 'incey, Thomas. Confessions of an English Opium Eater. )oer !'blications, -//0.12riginally p'blished in -$"-.3

'nd ()T* of other articles and materials on reser+e.

COURSE GOALS:

4irt'ally eery society has its 5aorite dr'gs. We all cons'me them 6 to alleiate aches

and pains, to enhance pleas're and recreation, to alter mood, to (a7e 's 'p, to help 's sleep, andto mar7 important occasions, among other things 6 b't biological, c'lt'ral, economic, and

political 5actors determine (hether those dr'gs are considered bene5icial or dangero's, are 5reely

obtained or reg'lated, etc. 2'r goal here is to e8amine many di55erent dr'gs oer time and inpartic'lar geographical, temporal, and c'lt'ral conte8ts to analy9e ho( and (hy those 5actors

emerged, interacted, and a55ected pop'lar attit'des. We (ill also loo7 at the ethical rami5ications

o5 dr'g ab'se and dr'g s'ppression, considering 'estions s'ch as ho( societies decide (hich

dr'gs sho'ld be reg'lated or o'tla(ed, and ho( those decisions re5lect certain ass'mptions andsocioeconomic circ'mstances.

This course is a Scholars Research Seminar, which is required of all students in theScholars Program, to develop the process of learning research skills and to continue working on

writing. Learning about the process of conceiving, researching, writing, and presenting a

research paper are key components of this class. Thus, students will be expected to complete afairly lengthy research paper on the topic of their choice (among other writing assignments).

You will be expected to keep up with in-class readings and assignments while working on your

research, so plan your time well!

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COURSE REQURE!E"#S

"O#E$ %ll &or' must (e com)leted in order to )ass this course*

Reading. e8's or inclass hando'ts.

NOTE: !lease ma7e s're that yo' let me 7no( immediately i5 yo' enco'nter any iss'es

(ith the readings on >e8's. "ake sure to read or do&nload the articles ahead of time so that

unforeseen computer problems dont stand in the &ay of completin- the assi-nment. Afailure on your part to plan ahead is not an acceptable excuse for not doing the reading.

+riting. College st'dents sho'ld be able to comm'nicate comple8 analytical tho'ghts in(riting, and yo' (ill hone those s7ills in this class. Each st'dent (ill be responsible 5or

completing seeral short (riting and research assignments, along (ith a longer research paper

1-0-$ pages3. Topics 5or the short papers and d'e dates 5or all assignments (ill be anno'ncedas the term progresses. ?eel 5ree to tal7 to me abo't the progress o5 yo'r papers, and @ am

al(ays happy to loo7 at dra5ts and ma7e s'ggestions. There (ill be no midterm or 5inal e8am.

f there is any reason that you cannot turn in a paper on time, you must inform me

in ad+ance. (ate papers &ill be penali/ed. 0apers that arri+e after the be-innin- of class

&hich means after 2:3 on the due date &ill be knocked do&n one full letter -rade, and

-rades &ill be reduced by another full letter -rade for each 4# hour period that passes afterthe deadline. No make5up or e6tra5credit &ork &ill be assi-ned.

**NOTE: If, for some reason, you find it necessary to turn in a paper via email, it is your

responsibility to see that I receive it on time and in a readable form If you do not as! for and

receive confirmation from me that I have received it and can read it, then you "#$T assume

that I did not and you %ill receive the usual late penalty

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Class Partici)ation.Discussion is an integral part of this course. Your questions and comments are not onlywelcomed, but also strongly encouraged. Try to come to class prepared to discuss the main

themes of that day's topics/readings, and to ask questions on areas that are unclear . You will be

expected to attend class on a regular basis. We meet only twice a week, so more than one

unexcused absence will affect your final grade. Missing a full week of class (2 classmeetings, which equals one-tenth of the term) will result in the dropping of your final

grade by a full letter. Anyone with four unexcused absences (the equivalent of two weeks

or one-fifth of the entire term) will automatically fail the course. Please dont do this!) If

you have any questions during the term as to how you are doing in this regard, please come see

me. Illness is excusable, as are religious observances and family crises if I am notified as far in

advance as possible. If you know at the outset of the term that a family event (wedding,graduation, etc.) or job/graduate school interviews will require an absence, make sure to take that

into account when deciding whether or not to come to class. These are very important events,

but not excusable absences.

Our Em(edded -i(rarian.=esearch Aeminars are designed to help st'dents deelop basic research s7ills, incl'ding the

o5ten horri5ying recognition that all research cannot be done on o'r comp'ters. We (ill be

e8ploring o'r o(n Acha55er ibrarys reso'rces 6 online and on site. To aid 's in that tas7, each

seminar has been assigned a librarian (ho (ill (or7 closely (ith o'r class thro'gho't the term.2'r librarian is the ama9ing Br'ce Connolly, and he can be reached by email at

connollb'nion.ed'. We (ill meet him the 5irst day o5 class and @ strongly enco'rage yo' to

ta7e 5re'ent adantage o5 his considerable 7no(ledge and bo'ndless good nat're.

E/aluationYour grade for this course will be determined in the following manner:

Class participation 15%Short writing assignments 25%

Poster & presentation 10%Research paper 50% (includes timelysubmission of topic, research

questions, literature review and draft bibliography,

and all drafts)

Students &ith Disa(ilities* +ll st'dent disabilities (ill be accommodated and st'dentcon5identiality (ill be strictly maintained. At'dents (ith disabilities m'st identi5y themseles tothe instr'ctor as soon as possible to ens're 5'll accommodation, b't definitel b the end of the

first full !eek of the term. +ny doc'mentation o5 the disability sho'ld be presented at that time.

At'dents can approach me be5ore or a5ter class, d'ring o55ice ho'rs, or (e can arrange a m't'allyconenient time to meet in my o55ice.

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Classroom Etiuette* Aome simple re'ests to ma7e learning easier and more pleasant 5orall:

!lease be on time 5or class 1three late arrials (ill co'nt as an 'ne8c'sed absence3

!lease ta7e care o5 all bathroom needs be5ore or a5ter class 1e8cept in an emergency, o5

co'rse3, or (ait 'ntil the midclass brea7

!lease t'rn o55 all cell phones and pagers 6 N) T7TN9 N ('**;;;;;

@5 yo' are inclined to do9e in class 6 please dont 1do calisthenics, as7 a 5riend to n'dge

yo', or bring yo'r 5aorite ca55einated beerage to class instead3

!lease come prepared, so that disc'ssions are prod'ctie and enFoyable

+s the 5l' season approaches, please be considerate o5 yo'r classmates and pro5essors 6

stay home if you are sickand conta-ious 1F'st ma7e s're to let me 7no( in adance so

that the absence is not 'ne8c'sed3. Better yet, get a 5l' shot li7e me and my 5amily

#HE HO"OR CODE

Union College recogni9es the need to create an enironment o5 m't'al tr'st as part o5 itsed'cational mission. =esponsible participation in an academic comm'nity re'ires respect 5or

and ac7no(ledgement o5 the tho'ghts and (or7 o5 others, (hether e8pressed in the present or in

some distant time and place. "atriculation at the olle-e is taken to si-nify implicit

a-reement &ith the 'cademic


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Course Outline

Part $ ig #hemes and #o)ics 2 Drugs in +orld Histor

+ee' 1 ntroduction to Course and #hemes-I0-I-#

1T3 Topic: @ntro to Co'rse =e'irements and Themes, and Wal7ing To'r o5

Acha55er ibrary

=eadings: !ollan, 2pi'm, *ade EasyK 1on Ne6us31Th3 Topic: Historical, Acienti5ic, and egal Conte8t

=eadings: Co'rt(right,Forces of Habit, @ntrod'ctionK and !art @

+ee' 4 Drugs in +orld Histor-I-D-I-L

1T3 Topic: )r'gs and Commerce

=eadings: Co'rt(right,Forces of Habit, !art @@; and The Craft ofResearch, pp. D-ML

1Th3 Topic: )r'gs and !o(er

=eadings: Co'rt(right,Forces of Habit, !art @@@

>>?our selection of a dru- and a broad theme must be emailed to me

at [email protected] noon on ednesday, Aanuary 44;;

Part $ %rguments, Sources, Questions, and % ocus on O)ium+ee' 3 O)ium in England-I"#-I"

1T3 Topic: 2pi'm in -/thCent'ry England

=eadings: Berridge, Opium and the "eople, @ntroK and Chapter D, 01on Ne6us3 and get started on )e'incey 5or Th'rsday 1it loo7s

short, b't it is a di55ic'lt read31Th3 Topic: 2pi'm and @ts *ost ?amo's English Cons'mer

=eadings: )e'incey, Confessions of an English Opium Eater1entirebook3

NN*hort &ritin- assi-nment on opium in 7n-land due in my office hard

copies only3 by noon on Briday, Aanuary 4#.

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+ee' 6 Drugs, +ar7are, and US Societ-I"L-ID-

1T3 Topic: 2pi'm and +5ghanistan, pl's (ibrary orkshop attendance is

mandatory;;3

=eadings: The Craft of Research, Chapters 0M; and Congressional

Hearings# $fghanistan:Fi%e &ears $fter '())1on Ne6us6 this isery long, so s7im3

NN?our t&o draft research =uestions must be emailed to me by noon on

ednesday, Aanuary 42 tomorro&3;

1Th3 Topic: iterat're =eie( Wor7shop and 2erie( o5 )r'gs in the UA

=eadings: @nclass hando'ts, and *'sto, + Brie5 History o5 +merican)r'g ControlK 1on Ne6us3

+ee' 5 O)ium in China and the US"ID"IL >>ndi+idual mt-s &ith prof this &eek about research =uestion.

1T3 Topic: 2pi'm in China and the UA

=eadings: )i7otter, aamann, and Oho', China, British @mperialism andthe *yth o5 the P2pi'm !lag'e;K and +hmad, 2pi'm Amo7ing,

+ntiChinese +ttit'des, and the +merican *edical Comm'nity,

-$0#-$/#K 1both short and on Ne6us3NN0rimary source assi-nment C online sources N& Timesand'arpers

(ee!lyC due today.

1Th3 Topic: @B=+=< W2=QAH2! 1mandatory3 6 meet in *chaffer lobby=eadings: The Craft of Research, !art @@@

Part $ +riting the Research Pa)er, Ste) ( Ste), and a ocus on !ari8uana and Cocaine

+ee' 9 Drugs in the US$ O/er/ie& and !ari8uana"I-#"I-

1T3 Topic: )r'gs in the UAIWor7ing (ith !rimary Ao'rce )oc'ments=eadings: Apea7er, The Atr'ggle o5 *an7ind against @ts )eadliest ?oeK

1on Ne6us3; and handouts5rom *'sto on +lcohol

1Th3 Topic: *ariF'ana in the UA 1*ore !rimary Ao'rces3=eadings: e8cerpts 5rom Achlosser,Reefer Madness, and e8cerpts 5rom

*'sto on Cannabis 1Ne6us or handouts3

>>(iterature Re+ie& and Draft $iblio-raphy due today in class.

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+ee' : !ari8uana ;)art 4< and Cocaine"I-L"I"-

1T3 Topic: *ariF'ana in 2ther C'lt'resI)ra5ting a !aper

=eadings: *ills, The Ai7h Who Qilled the =eerendRK in

Cannabis *ritannica; Berridge, The 2ther P>arcotics: Cannabis

and CocaineK in Opium and the "eople; )i7otter et. al., Chinas2ther )r'gsK in+arcotic Culture1all three are short and onNe6us3

1Th3 Topic: Cocaine in the UA=eadings: e8cerpts 5rom *'sto on Cocaine 1handouts3 and disc'ssion o5

dra5ting papers in The Craft of Research, pp. -LD"#"

+ee' = irst Dra7ts and Posters"I""I"$

1T3 >o Class

>>Birst Draft is due T)D'?, in my office by noon;;; *i-n up for indi+idual

onferences for this ednesday, Thursday, and Briday3 1Th3 Topic: =eising and @nstr'ctions 5or !2ATE=A

=eadings: The Craft of Research, pp. "#"$

+ee' > Poster PresentationsDIDDIL

1T3 Topic: @nClass At'dent !oster !resentations

=eadings: >one

1Th3 Topic: @nClass At'dent !oster !resentations=eadings: >one

+ee' 10 Ca77eine, Co77ee, Culture, and ConclusionsDI-#DI-

1T3 Topic: Co55ee and +merican C'lt're

=eadings: !endergrast, The +merican )rin7K and The Atarb'c7sE8perienceK 5rom ,ncommon -rounds; and Troyer and *ar7le,

Co55ee )rin7ing: +n Emerging Aocial !roblemSK 1both onNe6us3

>>Today, Tuesday, "arch 11, &e alon- &ith t&o other *R* classes3 &ill be e6hibitin-

our posters in the old 'trium durin- the common lunch hour. This time and

location may chan-e.

1Th3 Topic: Concl'sions and Brilliant @nsights=eadings: >one

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