Part 1: What was your response to the idea that an indigenous people were removed from Yosemite Park? Do a little googling and report back how other nation-states govern forager/pastoralist access to government owned land.
Part 2: Provide a 250 word summary and response.
Source: https://www.kanopy.com/en/product/41950?vp=sjsu
Part 1: Consider Pei’s article. How has American patriotism changed since the article was published? Provide an example.
Part 2: The Shock of the Other
Write a well crafted 500 word summary and thoughtful response to the film. Try to connect the content to other class material (i.e. readings, films, discussions, lecture, etc).
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTy5G_A097k
Part 3: Sequential Paper Section One
1) Section 1: This will be a description of a particular group or a country that faces issues surrounding indigenous groups or ethnic minorities. Be sure to pick a group whose “conflicts” you feel confident you can describe at a later stage in the project. Section 1 should be 4-5 pages long and describe the group in some detail, using an anthropological perspective. The essay must follow this format and include this information:
1. Economics/ Mode of Production (how people make a living)
2. Social and Political Organization (may include settlements patterns, social structure, kinship, marriage and residence patterns, leadership, how decisions are made, etc.)
3. Ideology / Religion / Worldview
This section is a baseline description of the group you have chosen, prior to the conflict they experienced.
Rubric for Section 1:
1) Use of Research / Content of Paper (possible points: 25)
______________
2) Connection to subject matter of course (5)
______________
3) Use of sources:
Appropriate academic sources (10)
_____________
Proper citation/documentation (5)
______________
4) Writing: (Clarity and Coherence) (5)
______________
TOTAL
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ADDITIONAL SOURCES:
Brenneman, Chapters 4 – 7
Maybury-Lewis, D Ethnic Groups 47-77
Describe political, economic, and cultural factors you see as prohibiting world leaders from agreeing on solutions to global environmental challenges. In other words, what is getting in the way and stopping leaders from agreeing on solutions to global environmental challenges?
You will need to support your points with information from the textbook.
Be sure to consider the political, economic, and cultural factors from a broad, anthropological perspective.
Argue for a recommended next steps for the world leader. Describe clear next steps and keep your recommendations grounded in a broad anthropological perspective or support your recommendations from an anthropological perspective.
The letter should be double-spaced and formatted in Times New Roman 12 point font.
The letter should be 1-to-3 pages.
Be sure to cite any factual sources you used (including your textbook) with parenthetical, in-text citations.
Include an APA-style reference page as well.
This is the question the letter needs to be based off off: (Page 358 of Chapter 14, on Culture and Sustainability, of your textbook poses the question, “What political, economic, and cultural factors are prohibiting world leaders from agreeing on solutions to global environmental challenges?” (Palmer, 2020).
***For this assignment you will write a letter, to the world leader of your choice based on the concepts you are learning in this course.
By friday 7/15
Choose ONE of the modern women listed below and do a bit of research on them and their most significant work to date. Include such things as: 1) where they got their degrees, 2) where they are working now, and 3) most importantly – their contributions to the human rights issue listed next to their name. If you like, you may also mention other work they have done.
How can Protein Synthesis and mRNA be used to help us?
These concepts are not just theoretical- they are being used today to make therapeutics and vaccines against Covid-19, and try and figure out who is most likely to get very ill (and a lot of other things!)
The first 2 released vaccines are based on mRNA, and you can read explanations about how those work right here- this paper is big on biology, so be sure to bring anthropological concepts into it as you work.
Read more about it in these INSTRUCTOR SOURCE OPTIONS:
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW mRNA CAN MAKE A VACCINE, CLICK HERE FOR THE REST OF THE STORY
CURIOUS ABOUT WHO GETS VERY SICK AND WHO ONLY GETS A LITTLE SICK? CLICK HERE FOR THE REST OF THE STORY
Expected paper segments- description and points- this is how you will be scored:
10 points Introduction/Formatting
You should include a title page, your paper should be left-justified, and you should use MLA or ALA format for this paper.
.You should include a concluding paragraph to end it concisely
Scoring will be as follows:
10 points: excellent, everything meets standards.
9 points: good, some formatting issues, but the paper is very clearly laid out.
8 points: acceptable, needed some proofing.
7 points: meets minimum, needed proofing or some instructions not followed.
6 points: does not meet standards, though the attempt was made to do so.
below this will be ‘0’
40 points-Introduction to the Research/Current State of the Research.
Review and summarize major work done in the field of study. This should be source-heavy.
Scoring will be as follows:
40 points: completely covered, well done! Good sourcing and choices on sources, too!
37 points: ‘A’-level work, clear introduction, good sources, and good choices on researchers and projects to discuss.
34 points: ‘B’-level work, well-done, but more detail or coverage may have been in order, a source may be weak.
30 points: ‘C’-level work, needed proofing, some of the material could use more elaboration, or factual errors are present.
24 points: incomplete or instructions not followed. Sources may be weak or lacking.
below this will be a ‘0’
40 points- Opposing Viewpoints in the field of research
compare and contrast 2 opposing researchers- why do they oppose each other?
Which of them do you agree with?
This segment should be well-sourced.
Scoring will be as follows:
40 points: completely covered, well done! Clear understanding of the opposing viewpoints presented, and a good argument made for the choice you made on your opinion.
37 points: ‘A’-level work, clear introduction, good sources, and good choices on researchers and their viewpoints. You viewpoint is well-articulated.
34 points: ‘B’-level work, well-done, but more detail or coverage may have been in order. Your viewpoint may be a bit unclear.
30 points: ‘C’-level work, needed proofing, some of the material could use more elaboration, or factual errors are present. A viewpoint may not be expressed, or may not be fully supported.
24 points: incomplete or instructions not followed. Sources may be lacking.
below this will be a ‘0’
40 points-Description of Further Research Needed/Research Question and Research Plan
Sources not required here- this is your research plan.
If offered a grant to continue the research, what should be done and how would you do it?
scoring will be as follows:
40 points: completely covered, well done! Clear understanding of the needs for future research, and your plan is worthy of funding unchanged!
37 points: ‘A’-level work, you have presented a clear and well-considered plan, and I would fund you- with perhaps a little bit of adjusting.
34 points: ‘B’-level work, well-done, a solid foundation to build on. I might not vote to fund you yet, but would certainly consider a future grant submission with some changes to the plan.
30 points: ‘C’-level work, while you have a plan that might eventually be applied, it needs more work to make it viable for approval.
24 points: incomplete or instructions not followed. A grant organization would not vote to fund this, though they may encourage you to keep working on your plan
below this will be a ‘0’. the material was not covered, there is no plan, or the plan is not acceptable based on what was covered in the course.
20 points-Short Story:
a brief fictionalized account of some aspect of the research, for example, if researching King Tutankhamun’s mummification, I might write a brief description of his funeral from the point of view of his wife.
This should be about 100 words.
no sources required here- this is scored as follows:
20 points: Great! The story is here, it is not too short or too long, and the facts in the tory are all supported by the rest of your paper!
17 points: Good story here! You may have strayed a bit from the facts, but you clearly understand your topic and can express details about it in this format. Length is acceptable.
15 points: The story is here, and it meets the requirements in its factual information and the length.
13 points: Facts do not match the research material, or length is incorrect. Below minimum requirements.
Below this will be a ‘0’ – there may be no segment that covers this, or it may not be on topic.
For this assignment, you again will act as the anthropologist! To do so, watch a late-night (or day-time) talk show interview. It can be an interview from any show you’d like – but make sure it’s at least 6 or 7 minutes long and that it’s an interview between a talk show host and a guest.
As you watch the interview, make two sets of notes: one for spoken language and one for kinesics.
Instructions: For Assignment 4, please answer each of the following questions based on your notes:
How do the host and guest speak to each other? (Is their language more formal or informal? Do they use certain words or phrases that stand out to you as slang or as dialectically different?) In addition, what kinds of class, gender, and/or power dynamics are suggested by the language they use?
What is the body language of the interviewer? Of the guest? What kind of relationship is displayed by the language they are using? Does their body language represent the same level of formality or informality as their language?
What might a future anthropologist conclude about Americans in the 21st century if they were using this interview to study a “lost language” and an ancient society?
Make sure to answer each of the above questions to receive full credit.
