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Russian life and culture

You will be responsible for completing your own research projects through the semester. You will need to provide an analysis of representation of the Russian life and culture in one of the three distinctive genres: photography, literature and film. You are expected to answer the following questions: 1) What was Read more…

an argument analyzing clinical interactions

Clinical Interactions: Final Paper with Primary & Secondary ResourcesWrite an individual paper integrating relevant course materials and concepts, with evidence from your transcriptions (the transcriptions are in the file named “Clinical interactions transcription”), to build an argument analyzing clinical interactions  as simultaneously reinforcing the cultural world of biomedicine and impacting Read more…

Any topic (writer’s choice)

What is this paper about? RESEARCH PAPER Your Research Paper assignment is a 1200 to 2000 word (not counting your bibliography) informative research paper on a topic of your choosing, as long as it pertains to biological/physical anthropology. Font will be 12pt in Times New Roman (or something very similar), Read more…

Anthropology: Appropriate topics include, but are not limited to, evolutionary theory, primatology, paleopathology, human skeletal biology, genetic studies, forensics, etc. This can be a fun investigation of something you find interesting.

Your Research Paper assignment is a 1200 to 2000 word (not counting your bibliography) informative research paper on a topic of your choosing, as long as it pertains to biological/physical anthropology. Font will be 12pt in Times New Roman (or something very similar), one-inch margins and double-spaced. I will require Read more…

Pilgrims

Consider Johnsons thesis “The Croagh Patrick Pilgrimage: Identity construction and spiritual experience at Ireland’s holy mountain” (2012). Get clear on the connection between the belief systems of diverse groups of pilgrims, their practices, and their identity formation through the course of the pilgrimage. Then watch thevideo by anthropologist Chelsea Shields Read more…

Animism

Consider Hornborgs reading “Animism, fetishism, and objectivism as strategies for knowing (or not knowing) the world” (2006). Then watch thevideo by researcher John Reid (The power of animism: John Reid at TEDxQueenstown)(2014) on the importance of animism. Explain the examples provided by Reid about how animism is actually communicating experience Read more…