Scholarly Literature, Books: (ALL)
- Nancy F. Cott, Public Vows: A History of Marriage and the Nation (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2000). 226
- Stephanie Coontz, Marriage, a History: How Love Conquered Marriage (Penguin, 2005) pp. 138-313.
- Peter Wallenstien, Tell the Court I Love my Wife: Race, Marriage, and Law – An American History (NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 2002). 260
- Kathrina Glitre, Hollywood Romantic Comedy: States of the Union, 1934-65 (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2006).
Scholarly Literature, Articles: (ALL)
(Available via Library -- America: History & Life and International Performing Arts Index)
- Linda K. Kerber, “Why Diamonds Really are a Girl’s Best Friend: Another American Narrative,” Daedalus 141:1 (Winter 2012) 89-100.
- Selected Essays from Major Problems in the History of American Families and Children (Fronter)
- L. Alex Swan, “A Methodological Critique of the Moynihan Report” Black Scholar 5:9 (June 1974) 18-24.
- Rachel Hope Cleves, “’What, Another Female Husband?’ The Prehistory of Same-Sex Marriage in America,” Journal of American History 101:4 (March 2015) 1055-1081.
Scholarly articles:
- Douglas S. Massey and Robert J. Sampson, “Moynihan Redux: Legacies and Lessons,” Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science vol 621, The Moynihan Report Revisited: Lessons and Reflections after Four Decades (Jan 2009) 6-27. (MA students only)
- Roland G. Fryer, Jr., “Guess Who’s Been Coming to Dinner? Trends in Interracial Marriage over the 20th Century,” Journal of Economic Perspectives 21:2 (Spring 2007) 71-90. (MA Students only)
Documents: (ALL)
- Historical Statistics of the United States, Millennial Edition (Library Reference, working on getting online access via library).
- www.dohistory.org
- U.S. Census www.census.gov
- United States v. Windsor http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/12-307_6j37.pdf
- Loving v. Virginia (NPR and legal case info)
- Documents from Major Problems in the History of American Families and Children (Fronter)
- State marriage and divorce laws
Films: Required
- A Midwife’s Tale, 1998 (To be shown 16-18.00 on the first day of class)
- Little Women, 1994
Films: Choose at least 3 of the following
- It Happened One Night, 1934
- Double Indemnity, 1944
- Woman of the Year, 1942 or Adam’s Rib, 1949
- Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, 1967
- Stepford Wives, 1975
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding, 2002
- The Holiday (2006) or Fifty First Dates (2004) or Never Been Kissed (1999)
*Many of the films are available in European DVD format or on Netflix, etc. Those that are not easily accessible will be shown 16-18 on Mondays (after class).
Websites:
- www.imdb.com
- www.afi.com
- Library of Congress
Library Databases:
- America: History and Life
- International Index to Performing Arts (Full Text)
Reference:
- James D. Lester and James D. Lester, Jr., “Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism,” Chapter 6 in Writing Research Papers, 11th Ed. (NY: Pearson Longman, 2005). (Fronter)
- Kitchen-D?derlein, Deborah. Writing a Successful Thesis. Draft, 2011. (Fronter)
- Dorothy Burton Sk?rdal, Rules for Writing English: A Practical Handbook for Students and Teachers of English in Norway (Available through Kompendia Utsalg at Akademika)
- A good dictionary: (Webster’s New Collegiate is preferable, but others will suffice if you are unable to get Webster’s – though they are often better for British English, than American. It is often considerably cheaper to buy this on Amazon than to buy Oxford at Akademika, according to other students.)
- Mary Lynn Rampolla, A Pocket Guide to Writing in History, 5th edition (Bedford/St. Martins, 2006).