We have begun the semester by surveying 12 political statements put forward by prominent Black intellectuals and organizations since 1920. This is a partial and highly selective list of significant Black political statements of the past century. For this first paper, you must identify a political statement (declaration, manifesto, platform, list of demands, etc.) that is not included on the syllabus and, in a short paper of 1200 words of less, make a normative assessment of the statement you have selected. The questions you might ask yourself include: Does your chosen statement have merit? Does it help advance or extend or correct claims put forward in one or more of the statements we have discussed in class? Is the statement misguided or otherwise problematic? Why? In developing your assessment, you must reference at least two of the readings we have discussed in class. Your paper must be submitted to Blackboard by 11:59pm on Sunday, September 12th. Please review the course syllabus for policies on late work, extensions, and academic integrity.
Your paper must be typed and printed, single-spaced, and 12-point font. Please title your paper, number your pages, and cite all references. You MUST support your argument with textual evidence. More specifically, your paper must include at least three quotations taken directly from the assigned course readings; you will lose five points from your paper grade for each missing quotation under that three-quotation threshold (e.g., if you cite only one passage, you will lose 10 points; if you cite only two, you will lose 5, etc.). No single style guide predominates in political theory, so you may choose which one you’d like (Chicago, MLA, APA, etc.) – just be consistent. If you have questions about citations or references, please let me know. Here is a general set of guidelines for writing political theory papers
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