Schedule for HI510: The History of Terrorism
Date |
Topic |
Film |
Readings |
Monday June 27 |
What is Terrorism? |
Looking for Answers |
"A Failure to Imagine," NY Times* |
Tuesday June 28 |
The Terrorist Personality |
Who Are They? |
"Interview with a Suicide Bomber's Mother"; "New Suicide Bombers" |
Wednesday June 29 |
Poisons and Daggers |
Nest of Angels |
"Watch What You Say"; "Hamma Rules" |
Thursday June 30 |
Propaganda by Deed |
The Search for Eric Rudolph |
"Advance the Story" |
Monday July 4 |
No Class |
No Class |
No Class |
Tuesday July 5 |
Post Colonial Terrorism |
Battle of Algeirs |
"Fighting an Elusive Enemy"; "Yes, This is About Islam" |
Wednesday July 6 |
Terrorism of the Far Right |
Arlington Road |
"Made in the USA" |
Thursday July 7 |
In The Name of the People |
One Day in September |
"Prosecutors See Links Between U.S. Based Charity and Al Qaeda"; |
Monday July 11 |
Religious Terrorism |
In Search of bin Laden and The Saudi Time Bomb |
"Source of Saudi Radicalism Spring from Deep Source" |
Tuesday July 12 |
Laurie Mylroie and the WTC Attacks |
60 Minutes II: Special Edition following 9/11 and Inside the Terror Network |
"Dirty Bombs and Civil Rights"; "Soviet 1971 Smallpox Outbreak Worries Experts" |
Wednesday July 13 |
Terrorism and the Arts |
The Siege |
"Qaeda Attacks in the Works for Three Years"; "Early Warning Was Too Late"; Jack London, The Enemy of the Whole World |
Thursday July 14 |
No Class Work on Projects |
No Class Work on Projects |
No Class Work on Projects |
Wednesday August 4 |
All Assignments |
Due to | the Professor |
*Students are expected to read their texts at their leisure and the articles that have been made available to them on 3.5 floppy disks. If you have additional questions, please contact the instructor.