- Week 1: Introduction & Warm Up
- August 24: Introduction & Syllabus
- August 26: Read “RVA 2075” in class
- August 28: Getting Start: Workshopping a court case
- Week 2: Ice Breaker Presentations
- August 31: Introductory Presentations
- September 2: Introductory Presentations
- September 4: Introductory Presentations
- Week 3: Climate Change
- September 7: No School (Labor Day)
- September 9: Read “Health Implications of the Rapid Rise of Data Centers in Virginia” and “Localized Air Pollution Impacts from Data Centers in Northern Virginia” for class discussion (handouts)
- September 11: Read “The Tangierman’s Lament” and “Predictions of the Climate Change-Driven Exodus of the Town of Tangier,” for class discussion (handouts)
- Week 4: Environmental Sustainability
- September 14: No Class; Attend Been Here Stay Here (2024) at 7pm in Combs 139
- September 16-18: Read Bad Naturalist for class discussion
- Week 5: Court Case Workshops
- September 21: How to read a local court case?
- September 23: How to research people in these cases?
- September 25: How to add your research to class website?
- Week 6: Before Loving Literature
- September 28: GIS Workshop with Dr. Jackie Gallagher
- September 30: Read “A Less than Perfect Union” and “Naim v. Naim” for class discussion (handouts)
- October 2: Read “Principled Expediency” for class discussion (handout)
- Week 7: White Supremacy
- October 5: Group 1 presents pages 3-36 from 24 Hours in Charlottesville
- October 7: Group 2 presents pages 125-164 from 24 Hours in Charlottesville
- October 9: Group 3 presents pages 183-216 from 24 Hours in Charlottesville
- Week 8: Midterm
- October 12: No School (Fall Break)
- October 14: Midterm Review
- October 16: Midterm Exam
- Week 9: Research Presentations
- October 19: Research Presentations
- October 21: Research Presentations
- October 23: Research Presentations
*** Final Court Case Write Ups and Primary Source Archives are Due at 5pm ***
- Week 10: Group Project Workshops
- October 26: How to research Virginia divorce cases
- October 28: How to build a collaborative database
- October 30: Trouble shooting sticky problems
- Week 11: Indigenous History
- November 2: GIS Workshop with Professor Jackie Gallagher
- November 4: Map Workshop Day
- November 6: No class; attend Patawomeck Art Exhibit at 5pm at the Fredericksburg Visitors Center (601 Caroline Street)
- Week 12: 20th Century Immigrant Experiences
- November 10-12: Read How May I Help You? An Immigrant’s Journey from MBA to Minimum Wage for class discussion
- November 14: Watch and Discuss 9500 Liberty
- Week 13: Fictionalized Virginia?
- November 16-18: Read All Sinners Bleed for class discussion
- November 20: Watch and Discuss 9500 Liberty
- Week 14: Thanksgiving
- November 23: Civil Rights Trail (Part 1)
- November 25-27: no school (Thanksgiving)
- Week 15: Final Preparations
- November 30: Catch Up Day
- December 2: Final Essay Review
- December 4: no class (department symposium)
*** Final Map Additions, Spreadsheets, and Primary Source Archives at due at 5pm ***
- Week 16: Final Exam
- December 9: Final exam will be held in class from 8:30-11:00am