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Posted: December 20th, 2021
Research Paper 1: Experiences and Visions of Empire
Research Paper 1:
Experiences and Visions of Empire
A father stares at a hand and a foot of his five-year-old daughter, severed in punishment by the Force Publique.
Photograph by Alice Seeley Harris. From photograph taken at Baringa, Congo state, May 15, 1904 – King Leopold’s
Soliloquy: A Defense of His Congo Rule, By Mark Twain, Boston: The P. R. Warren Co., 1905, Second Edition. p. 19.
Accessed at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congo_Free_State
Your first research assignment in HIST 20 is to consider specific, human
experiences of imperialism with special attention placed on one new medium of
the early 20th century: photography.
Briefly, you will describe in approximately 1100 words, citing from assigned
readings and Wikipedia (see details below), the experiences of one community of
people in one imperial system (American, Belgian, British, Chinese, Dutch,
French, German, Italian, Japanese, Ottoman, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish) in
one place (South Africa, the American West, the Philippines, Belgian Congo,
etc.). Following themes from the class, explore how this community participated
in, resisted, or even enforced imperial rule. Then, describe two historic
photographs with citations that tell us something about this community’s
experiences.
Guidelines for developing an A+ paper:
1) You must draw multiple points from at least two of the assigned readings
– R01 through R19. A+ papers will exhibit extra intellectual creativity in
bringing in as many points from assigned readings as possible to describe
one community and one empire. Each paragraph should feature four to
five points with citations. Use the following style for in-line citations:
(R03, p. 43); (Wikipedia, “British India”)
2) You can use up to two Wikipedia pages to provide extra depth on your
community and its imperial system. For example, one might pick “Muslim
Brotherhood” and “history of Egypt Under the British” or maybe “Suez
Canal” to describe the community of Muslim nationalists seeking
Egyptian independence. A+ papers will exhibit creativity in selection of
these two outside sources.
3) Your descriptions of the community and the imperial system should cite
points from multiple sources, mixed together. (Do not rehash a series of
points from one reading or another in forming each paragraph.)
4) Research and include images of two historic photographs describing your
community from the period 1880-1920. You can try Wikipedia, Google
Images, more advanced online research tools such as Library of Congress
(loc.gov), the Online Archive of California (oac.cdlib.org), or various
national archives. Or you can simply find an historic photo in a book and
scan it. However, you must include a source citation for each image (such
as the image above), indicating its creator and origins. Failing to attribute
the image will result in major point deductions. If you find images online
with no source information about the image’s origin, they won’t count.
5) When searching for attributable images, pay attention to the source
website. Academic (.edu) sites and museum (.org) sites usually follow best
practices in attributing images.
6) For each image, analyze it in a paragraph! Describe who took the image,
any descriptions or captions, and where it appeared, who saw it. Then
consider the subjects in the photograph, persons and/or landscapes. What
can we learn from the images about your community’s experiences of an
imperial system? Relate the image to your discussion of the community.
For example, if you discuss women in imperial Japan, look for
photographs of women in imperial Japan. If you discuss Indian Muslims
in British Calcutta, look for images of Muslims in Calcutta. Finally,
consider the medium of the photograph, the photographer and any other
features that can tell us something about the production and use of the
image.
Recommended structure for your 1100-word paper:
Paragraph1 – 150 words: Introduction
introduce your community, imperial system and the two photos and
briefly, in a few sentences, summarize this community’s experience of
imperialism.
Paragraph2 – 200 words: The Community
Describe your community. How did it form? Why? Where? Who?
Paragraph3 – 200 words: The Imperial System
Describe the imperial system in which this community lived. How did they engage
with it?
Paragraph4 – photo then 200 words: Photo 1 Analysis
What does the photo tell us about your community’s experiences?
Paragraph5 – photo then 200 words: Photo 2 Analysis
What does the photo tell us about your community’s experiences? How is it different
from the first photo? Similar?
Paragraph6 – Brief Conclusion – 150 words
Submission:
Turn in on your section iLearn page via the assignment link (no hard copies)
Revised Deadline:
Wed, August 7th, 6pm
Late submission policy: 10% deduction per day starting at 8pm on Wed August 7. Papers will
not be accepted after Saturday August 11th at 8pm.
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