UCI 1960s Sexual Revolution in The Dutch Antilles Essay

Please write a 500-word essay based on the prompt below. Your essay should “critically engage with the substance of the speaker’s talk using concepts and examples from the course readings to make an argument in response to the presentation.” You need to show evidence in your essay that you have engaged with Professor Darian-Smith’s lecture, the guest’s lecture, and the reading materials. If we can’t tell in your writing that you engaged with those 3 components you will be marked down.

Prompt:

“Professor Schields argued that many of the protesters that participated in the 1960’s sexual revolution in the Dutch Antilles believed that sexual liberation would lead to gender equality and political liberation. What do you think those revolutionaries would say is going on now with the #MeToo movement and the Supreme Court nomination? What connections do you see between then and now?”

Essay Requirements:

  • Due date: Sunday, July 7th by 11:59PM.
  • Word count: 500 words (600 word maximum).
    • Word count includes the title as well as the in-text citations, but excludes the header and the end-of-the-paper bibliography.
  • Format:
    • Include your nameand ID numberon page 1 of your essay.
    • Include page numbersand an essay title.
    • Your essay should be double-spaced, 12 point font.
  • Citations: Citations are required.
    • Citation format:
      • In-text parenthetical citation (Author year, page number) with a bibliography of works cited at the end of the document.
        • i. e. (2017, 13)
        • Darian-Smith and McCarty. 2017. The Global Turn: Theories, Research Designs, and Methods for Global Studies. Oakland, CA: University of California Press. ISBN: 9780520293038.
      • You may use the following example for lecture material:
        • IN-TEXT: (Schields, 2018).
        • BIBLIOGRAPHY:
          • Schields, Chelsea. 2018. “The World Needs the Love of a Free Woman” International Studies Forum, October 4, 2018, University of California, Irvine.
        • See also this link for citation guidelines: https://www.cdlib.org/ (Links to an external site.). See also the bibliography of The Global Turn for additional examples.
      • Submission procedure:
        • Papers should be uploaded to the course website (Canvas).
        • Upload your essay as either a Word document (.doc or .docx) OR PDF(.pdf). If you upload another format your essay will not be scored. If you use Pages, export to another format or print to pdf.

Writing tips for short response papers:

  • 1) Start with a clear and clearly identifiable thesis statement
    • The thesis statement is a summary of your argument.
    • You should be able to circle it on the page.
  • 2) The thesis statement should fully and completely address the assignment prompt
    • Respond to all parts of the prompt as-written.
    • It’s okay to break your thesis statement into a couple of sentences.
  • 3) Support each component of the thesis statement with complete paragraphs
    • Each paragraph contains a single thought, and the paragraphs are arranged in a logical sequence.
    • Use class materials to build support for your argument.
      • It should be obvious that you watched the lecture videos.