5 page paper over 3 books
Modris Eksteins, Rites of Spring (New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2000)
Heda Margolius Kovaly, Under a Cruel Star (New York: Holmes and Meier, 1986)
Hannah Arendt, Totalitarianism (New York: Harcourt, 1976)
PROMPT:
Wood’s American colonists, Eckstein’s Germans, Arendt’s masses, and Kovaly’s Czechs have all sought ways to avoid being excluded subjects. Early in the course we considered Condorcet’s assertion that modern enlightenment must lead people to pursue increasing equality. Yet, politics today (both domestic and international) continue to center around the relationships between those in “power” and those who are not. Consider the ways that Ekstein, Arendt and Kovaly approach the question of how various groups attempt to assert themselves when they believe themselves to be excluded or marginalized. In what ways do those attempts require the construction of a specific “historical perspective”?
Your paper should be five pages in length and written in 12 point, Times New Roman font. Use the Chicago/Turabian citation method. No outside research is allowed; use only materials from the syllabus. Remember to upload your paper both to the Turnitin page for the Final Paper and to the Assessment Link. No extensions, no late papers.
