HSS2K Third Writing Assignment
Equiano in the context of Locke
Olaudah Equiano wrote The Interesting Narrative in England a century after John Locke
wrote the Second Treatise. For this paper, please find examples in Equiano’s narrative of
post-Lockean notions of life, liberty, and property.
You should bear in mind the same two of the three course foci that you considered in
Essay #2:
??What it means to be an individual, a citizen, or a ruler; and
??The relation of European society to its "others."
However, note that the focus of Essay #3 is not on these foci specifically. They should
inform your thoughts, help provide context to your writing, but your essay should focus
on answering the specific question in the top paragraph above.
As with Essays #1&2, this essay should be no shorter than six (6) full pages and no
longer than seven (7) full pages. Use Microsoft Word, 12 point, times new roman
font, and one–inch margins on all four sides.
Deadline: April 30, 11:59 p.m.
Submit all material as an e-mail attachment to professor.golland@gmail.com.
As before, one letter grade will be taken off for each page short or long (i.e. fewer than
six complete pages or greater than seven) and for each day late (starting at exactly 12:00
a.m. the night of the due date).
Please consider speaking with Joanna or anyone else on the staff at the Writing Center,
and asking them to look at rough drafts in advance of the due date. Please note, however,
that the earlier you show them drafts, the greater the chance that they will be able to
respond effectively with enough time for you to follow up on their suggestions before the
final draft is due.