ASSIGNMENT What are the main elements of an ethnographic writing style? How are ethnographic texts normally organized? What makes a good introduction? If you were an anthropologist, what culture/subculture/issue would you like to study or issue would you like to learn about? Why? Where would you need to go to do this study? What would […]
Describe the overlapping histories of “applied” and “academic” anthropology that Kottak identifies in chapter 11 (e.g., in Malinowski’s work on land tenure during British colonialism).
GED210 – INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY Writing Assignment 4. Describe the overlapping histories of “applied” and “academic” anthropology that Kottak identifies in chapter 11 (e.g., in Malinowski’s work on land tenure during British colonialism). What ethical dilemmas, as well as opportunities for advocacy, arise in the funding, use, and dissemination of anthropological knowledge?
Discuss the similarities and differences between Malinowski and Durkheim
Malinowski & Durkheim write a 3 page paper CONNECTING the 2 readings I have attached. The task is to create an argument/claim based on the ideas in the readings. You can analyze the ideas however you’d like, but keep in mind that this paper is for an Approaches to Religion class. You can talk about […]
Which of the observations, generalizations, or hypothesis made by Boas, Malinowski, and Whorf can you use to support the claim that there are no “primitive” languages?
There is no definitive format or formula besides the maximum number of words except for the recommendation (which I’m adding now) not to write an “essay”. Think of your assignment as a short answer/report about the points made by Boas, Malinowski, and Whorf that could be used to argue that there are no primitive languages. […]