{"id":222,"date":"2024-01-24T02:59:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T02:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gretaswain.org\/hist1321spring2024\/?page_id=222"},"modified":"2024-04-22T14:30:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T14:30:25","slug":"extra-credit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gretaswain.org\/hist1321spring2024\/extra-credit\/","title":{"rendered":"Extra Credit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SMU\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smu.edu\/dedman\/academics\/departments\/history\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.smu.edu\/dedman\/academics\/departments\/history\">History Department<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smu.edu\/Dedman\/Research\/Institutes-and-Centers\/center-for-presidential-history\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.smu.edu\/Dedman\/Research\/Institutes-and-Centers\/center-for-presidential-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Center for Presidential History<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smu.edu\/Dedman\/Research\/Institutes-and-Centers\/swcenter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Clement\u2019s Center for Southwest Studies<\/a> sponsor many interesting events and lectures throughout the semester. You may receive extra points added to your in-class grade by attending these events and submitting a blog post about what you learned. I will accept up to two blog posts, worth 5 points per blog\/event, for a total of up to 10 points.&nbsp;Approved events are listed below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guideline for earning extra credit:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Attend the event. I expect you to be there for the entire time including questions at the end.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Write a 500 word blog post review of the event. In your blog, be sure to include: 1) the name of the speaker(s), the title of the talk and the qualifications\/institutional affiliation of the speaker(s), 2) a summery of the lecture, 3) several interesting facts or details you learned, 4) how this event influenced your personal viewpoint (ie. How does this information apply to your life?, Do you have firsthand experience with something that was included in the presentation? Or perhaps your opinion on some subject was altered because of this presentation), 5) your critique\/evaluation of the presentation (ex. It was really helpful\/interesting when the speaker talked about X, OR Something I think could have made it even better was X)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Post your blog to your website. Turn in the URL for your blog post in Canvas no more than one week after the event.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Approved Events:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday January 24, 2024<\/strong><br>Muppets in Moscow: The Unexpected Crazy True Story of Making Sesame Street in Russia<br>Natasha Lance Rogoff<br>6 PM, Online Webinar (<a href=\"https:\/\/smu.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_B1w2uveRRtSuAaB5zTUKNg\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/smu.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_B1w2uveRRtSuAaB5zTUKNg\">Register Here<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thursday, January 25, 2024<\/strong><br>Countryside of AIDS: Rural HIV Politics in Texas, 1981-2000<br>Jennifer Holland, Clements Senior Fellow for the Study of Southwestern America<br>6 PM, The Texana Room, Fondren Library<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, January 31, 2024<\/strong><br>The Renegade Movement in Northern New Spain, 1680-1780<br>Max Flomen, Summerfield Roberts Fellow for the Study of Texas History<br>12 PM, The Texana Room, Fondren Library<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thursday, February 8, 2024<\/strong><br>In Search of Reconciliation on America\u2019s Stolen Lands<br>Margaret Jacobs, University of Nebraska<br>6 PM, The Texana Room, Fondren Library<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Monday February 19, 2024<\/strong><br>The Triumph of Broken Promises: The End of the Cold War and the Rise of Neoliberalism<br>Fritz Bartel, Texas A&amp;M<br>6 PM, McCord Auditorium, Dallas Hall 306<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thursday, February 22, 2024<\/strong><br>A Place at the Nayarit: How a Mexican Restaurant Nourished a Community<br>Natalia Molina, University of Southern California<br>6 PM, The Texana Room, Fondren Library<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tuesday, March 5, 2024<\/strong><br>Exploring Wilson&#8217;s Legacy<br>Thomas Knock, Southern Methodist University<br>6 PM, Jones Great Hall, Meadows Museum<br><a href=\"https:\/\/booking.smu.edu\/event\/11984168\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/booking.smu.edu\/event\/11984168\">RSVP Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tuesday, March 5, 2024<\/strong><br>The Allure of Empire<br>Chris Suh, Emory University<br>6 PM, Moody Hall<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday March 20, 2024<\/strong><br>The Army Under Fire: The Politics of Antimilitarism in the Civil War Era<br>Cecily Zander, Texas Woman&#8217;s University<br>6 PM, McCord Auditorium, Dallas Hall 306<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thursday, April 4, 2024<\/strong><br>Spanish Fashion in the Age of Velasquez<br>Amanda Wunder, Lehman College<br>6 PM, Smith Auditorium, The Meadows Museum<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday, April 17, 2024<\/strong><br>Black Social Movements in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands: The Story of Little Liberia<br>Laura Hooton, Angelo State University<br>12 PM, The Texana Room, Fondren Library<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thursday April 18, 2024<\/strong><br>The Liberty to Take Fish: Atlantic Fisheries and Federal Power in Nineteenth-Century America<br>Thomas Blake Earle, Texas A&amp;M &#8211; Galveston<br>6 PM, McCord Auditorium, Dallas Hall 306<br><br><strong>Monday, April 22, 2024<\/strong><br>Perceiving the Unknown: Uncertainty in Early America<br>Phillip Bax, Tim Seiter, and Christopher Walton<br>12:30-1:30pm, Visualization Lab, Gerald J. 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