Sabean, Chapter 6 + Conclusion
PLEASE NOTE: You will not be required to read Chapter 5.
13:30 tutorial leaders: Silvia Pacino, Matt Staunton
14:30 tutorial leaders: Kam Dahia, Jeff Geipel
Tutorial leaders: Your job is to lead a class discussion for today's reading. Help us to understand (1) the broader significance of the sacrifice of the bull in Beutelsbach by getting us to examine the power relationships within Beutelsbach and between the village and the Duchy of Württemberg as well as (2) Württemberg as a fiscal and sacral state. Think in terms of the central concepts of Sabean's book: Herrschaft, community, person.
By leading a discussion I do not mean make a presentation. You need to think of ways of getting your classmates to address the essential facts and larger themes of the reading. You may do this however you wish (split the class into groups, organize a debate or game, direct our attention to specific passges in the chapter, etc.), but I expect that you will proceed by asking questions in one form or another. While it is important for us to demonstrate familiarity with the facts (as far as they can be ascertained) surrounding the sacrifice, the most important thing to do is to get us talking about significance. You should be able to depend on your classmates' cooperation. They know what your assignment is, and they should prepare themselves accordingly to make sure that they understand the material and to support you.
At the end of class, please submit a typed plan for the assignemnt, e.g. the questions you devise and where you think they should lead the discussion.
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