Introduction to Public Affairs
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Franz Kafka, Kafka
Nadine Gordimer, Africa Emergent
James Thurber, “The Greatest Man in the World,”
George Orwell, “The Unfree Leader-Shooting the Elephant” in Green and Walzer, pp.pp.376-383
Week 7: Midterm
In a Free State’, (Reserve; Link 1 is most of ‘Tell me who to kill’ with end on the second link with ‘In a Free State’ Link 2 )
Due 11/1- Woodrow Wilson ‘The Study of Administration’, in Shafritz and Hyde, Classics of Public Administration, pp. 3-16 (Reserve); Irving R. Janis ‘Group Think’, in Ott, pp. 223-232 (Reserve)
Due 11/8- Picard and Buss, Chapter 10-14; Schiavo-Campo and McFerson, Chapter 9
Due 11/15- Dhowli-Mahasweta Devi in Solomon, Other Voices, Other Rooms (Reserve); Picard and Moudoud, The 2008 Guinea Conakry Coup (Reserve)
Due 11/29- Schiavo-Campo and McFerson, Chapter 10; Duodu, “The Tax Dodger, in Larson, African Short Stories, tax-dodger
Example Essays (remember these may be missing proper citation): PIA2020 Midterm Essay C PIA 2020 Final Essay.example
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Final Exam- 12/13 The average was 85/100.
Pick up Exam- 12/18, 10-1, rm. 3615. Otherwise, you can come pick it up after classes start back up. Grade corrections or questions need to be presented by students to Dr. Picard or Jessi the TA no later than 1/10. Thank you! Happy Holidays!