| ACTIVITIES | PERCENTAGES |
|---|---|
| Class participation | 50% |
| Final paper | 50% |
This advanced course in anthropology engages closely with discussions and debates about ethnographic research, ethics, and representation.
Students are required to give two seminar presentations, in which they offer a critical evaluation of positions represented in readings for their chosen days. Written documentation of those presentations will be due the week following the presentation. A final research paper of 15-20 pages will be due on Ses #12. Prospectus for this paper due on Ses #5.
Grading will be based on:
| ACTIVITIES | PERCENTAGES |
|---|---|
| Class participation | 50% |
| Final paper | 50% |
Please see the readings page for a schedule and list of readings. Look for used or new copies online or in local bookstores.
| SES # | TOPICS |
|---|---|
| 0 | Meeting to construct syllabus |
| 1 | Ethnographic method and writing |
| 2 | Ethics and engagement |
| 3 | Anthropological controversies: military uses of anthropology |
| 4 | Anthropological controversies: the truth of other worlds, from Mead to Menchú |
| 5 | Nationalism and indigeneity |
| 6 | Activist anthropology / double presentation day |
| 7 | Comparison / double presentation day |
| 8 | Mobility and/or nomadism / double presentation day |
| 9 | Global environments |
| 10 | Engineering culture |
| 11 | Class presentations |
| 12 | Final paper |