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Imagining Terrorism
American Conceptions of Threat and Response
Political Science 17.919
Room 66-154
Wednesday / Friday 10-12 AM
| Instructors: |
John Payne |
Marc DeVore |
| Office: |
E-53, room 354 |
E-53, room 354 |
| Hours: |
Weds 1-3 |
Fri 1-3 |
| Phone: |
(617) 258-5969 |
(617) 666-6710 |
| Email: |
jdpayne |
mdevore |
A copy of the syllabus can be found online at: http://www.geocities.com/jpayne1138/17919.html.
This syllabus will be updated to reflect any changes made as the course progresses.
Course requirements
- Attend class and contribute to the discussion. There will be at least one quiz covering the
course readings during the second week of class. (30 % of final grade.)
- Write a brief memo (5 pp.) analyzing and evaluating one of the terrorist or counter-terrorist operations listed in the handouts distributed in the first class. (30 % of final
grade.) Due Monday, January 19, before 5 PM. More detailed instructions on
completing this assignment will be given on a handout on Friday, February 16.
- Write a short paper (5-7 pp.) analyzing one fictional depiction of terrorism or
counter-terrorism. (40 % of final grade.) Due Friday, January 30, before 5 PM. A
handout describing this project in greater detail will be distributed in class.
- There will be no final exam.
Please turn in assignments on time. Do not plagiarize any portion of your paper. Please feel free to consult with the instructors on any question you might have regarding the course. If you need assistance with an assignment, it would be prudent to seek help early.
All handouts will also be available on the web at the course website.
Class schedule
Wednesday, January 14 - Introduction to Terrorism
Readings:
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none
Friday, January 16 - Decisive Action
Readings:
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Hama et al, Vol. I p. 1-100.
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Bernard Fall, "The theory and practice of insurgency and counterinsurgency," Naval War
College Review Volume LI, Number 1, Sequence 361 (Winter 1998): 46-57.
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Carlos Marighella, Mini-manual of the urban guerilla (1969), available online at:
http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~delacova/marighella.htm.
Wednesday, January 21 - Counter-Terror Strategies
Readings:
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Hama et al, Vol. I p. 124-169, 193-238.
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Hama et al, Vol. II p.1-28.
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Roger Trinquier, Modern Warfare, p. 6-51.
Friday, January 23 - Counter-Terror Dilemmas
Readings:
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Hama et al, Vol. II, p. 30-214.
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Alan Dershowitz, Why Terrorism Works (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2002),
106-130.
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Geneva Convention, Protocol II, 1977.
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Charles J. Dunlap, Jr., "The
origins of the American military coup of 2012," Parameters (winter 1992-3), p. 2-20.
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David Isenberg, "The US military: A creeping civilian mission," Asia Times (December 5, 2003).
Wednesday, January 28 - International Terror and the State System
Readings:
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Hama et al, Vol. III, p. 1-119.
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Che Guevara, "Message to the Tricontinental," Guerrilla Warfare (Lincoln: University of
Nebraska Press, 1998).
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Paul Wilkinson, "Countering the state sponsorship of international terrorism and other terrorist support mechanisms," from International Terrorism as a Political Weapon (Oslo: Norwegian Atlantic Committee, 1988), p. 17-26.
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David J. Whittaker, ed., "Libya," from The Terrorism Reader (New York: Routledge, 2003), 66-82.
Friday, January 30 - War on Terror
Readings:
Hama et al, Vol. III, p. 121-232.
Al Qaeda training manual excerpt
Turner Diaries excerpt
Patriot Act excerpt
This page was last updated on Tuesday, January 27, 2004. All text and images copyright � 2004 Marc DeVore and John David Payne except where otherwise noted. All rights reserved. Please contact the webmaster with any comments, problems, or suggestions. Thanks!
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