Phase II Preliminary Written Assignment

Due: October 18, 2016

In this preliminary assignment you are to reflect on the historical dimensions of the genocide in Bosnia. You are to use chapter one of Elizabeth Neuffer's book as the sole resource for the paper. Provide direct quotes, extracting passages from the text with page numbers for reference. Discuss the historical events that Slobodan Milosevic was able to use to manipulate public opinion, in his speech at Kosovo Polje, as well as elsewhere, so to divide the ethnic groups and rise to power, seeking a "greater Serbia" (EN 9). Include detail, for example, about the Ottoman empire [e.g. the battle of Kosovo Polje June 28, 1389 (EN 11-12)] and the Croatian/Nazi Ustasha (including the Jasenovac concentration camp) (EN 16). Consider other details (in the same chapter) that you find compelling. What other important historical event occurred on June 28? Remember that you will need to revise, synthesize and incorporate this preliminary assignment into the culminating written assignment. Not all the information you include in this preliminary assignment will be able to be transferred into the culminating assignment. Your paper must be 2-3 pages in length, typed (12 pt font), and double-spaced, with conventional margins.

Students are encouraged to bring first drafts of any of the papers to me for my review during office hours.

Documenting your sources. Most students state that they prefer to use, or are accustomed to using MLA format for citing sources. Therefore, the philosophy department recommends the following web site for reference to MLA format. (When you arrive at that site, click on "Documenting Sources" on the left side of the screen.) Please let me know if you have trouble accessing the site or if you have any questions. As an alternative that you may want to consider, here is a link to the Chicago style.