HIST319A: A History of Terrorism (Course Calendar)

This is the calendar for the course. Any adjustments to this calendar will be announced in class.
March 25: Definitions of terrorism
Reading: Howard: (Ahmed: 46-52); Syllabus (Rev I) (Rev II); Style Sheet
Video: None
Weekly Question: None
Quick Assignment: None
Online Discussion: Are we happy with our definition of terrorism?
Weekly Quiz Answers: [PDF]
April 1: Origins of terrorism
Readings: White: Chapter 1, Chapter 6 Chapter 2; Howard (Ahmed: 46-52)
Video: Terror’s Advocate: Part I and Part II. 140 minutes
Weekly Question: Does following the rule of law with respect to terrorists result in more or fewer terrorists?
Quick Assignment: [DOC]
Online Discussion: So, what is the origin of terrorism?
Weekly Quiz Answers: [PDF]
April 8: Cold War terrorism
Readings: Enders and Sandler (1999); Crenshaw (1981)
Video: The Man who Knew: All nine parts. 83 minutes
Weekly Question: How were we able to defeat the Left-Wing terrorism of the 1960s and 1970s?
Quick Assignment: [DOC]
Online Discussion: Two interesting questions present themselves for this week: 1. How did Enders and Sandler's timing for their data affect the outcomes? 2. How believable are Crenshaw's findings?
Weekly Quiz Answers: [PDF]
April 15: Nationalist-Separatist terrorism
Readings: White: Chapter 7 Chapter 11; De Silva (2007)
Video: On Our Watch: All eight parts. 60 minutes
Weekly Question: How is Nationalist-Separatist terrorism different from, and similar to, al Qaeda terrorism?
Quick Assignment: [DOC]
Online Discussion: What was the underlying cause of so many schisms in the Irish Republican Army after 1968?
Weekly Quiz Answers: [PDF]
April 22: The New Terror
Readings: Howard: (Howard: 91-106), (Ranstorp: 153-167), (Sedgwick 187-206); White: Chapter 11 Chapter 7
Video: Beyond Terror and Martyrdom: All eight chapters. 85 minutes
Weekly Question: How is the new terrorism different from, and similar to, the socialist terrorism of the Cold War?
Quick Assignment: [DOC]
Online Discussion: Was the socialist terrorism of the Cold War millennial?
Weekly Quiz Answers: [PDF]
April 29: Correlates of Terrorism
Readings: Howard: (Crenshaw 54-66), (Hoffman 337-347); Krueger and Malečková (2002)
Video: Democracy Now! June 10, 2008: Entire program. 59 minutes
Weekly Question: If you could ask only three questions to determine the probability of a group using terrorism in the next year, what would they be?
Quick Assignment: [DOC]
Online Discussion: Need clarification on the correlates we discussed this week? Not sure how to measure some of the variables? Not entirely sure how the correlate is theoretically related to the individual’s need to act? Ask in the online discussion.
Weekly Quiz Answers: Not posted yet
May 6: Final Examination
Readings: None
Video: Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Romeo Dallaire: All nine parts. 95 minutes
Weekly Question: Did al Qaeda attack us because they ‘hate our freedom’?
Quick Assignment: Not posted yet
Online Discussion: Not posted yet
Weekly Quiz Answers: Not posted yet