Category: Anthropology

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Must contain 300 words
Michael Cepek argues that multiple factors contributed to

Must contain 300 words
Michael Cepek argues that multiple factors contributed to the fact that the Cofan did not protest oil drilling activities for over thirty years, many of which he summarizes with the term “fearful passivity.”
Describe in some detail three of the things (historical and cultural) that he argues contributed to this fearful passivity. (worth 8 points each x 3 = 24 points)
Draw some parallels between the Cofan’s situation and an issue that is
meaningful to you — an issue that you believe too many affected people are afraid to fight against due to their own version of fearful passivity (do not select sea level rise, since I discussed that in lecture). (8 points)
Integrates and Properly Cites Information from Class Lectures
Example of proper citation: (Lecture on Fieldwork and Methods, slide 5)
Integrates and Properly Cites Information from Readings and Films (if a film has been assigned)
Example of proper citation: (Book author’s name, p. 15) or (Film name, roughly where in the film it appears). For example, (Persepolis, minute 26)

In an essay (600-2000 words), please describe and analyze three different types

In an essay (600-2000 words), please describe and analyze three different types of resistance discussed this quarter from course materials (lectures/readings/section/films/etc.). For full credit, make sure to compare and contrast each form of resistance and answer the following questions below. It is expected you will include a short introduction, thesis statement, and conclusion. Please cite any relevant information from lecture and use in-text citations for direct quotes. No outside sources will be accepted.
For full credit — your response must go beyond general information about movements. You must demonstrate what you learned in this course by using clear evidence and detailed analysis.
1) Describe three *different* forms of resistance. (The three forms of resistance should be distinct and not have much overlap).
2) Use a thesis statement to frame your argument.
3) Critically analyze each form of resistance and provide clear evidence for your analysis.
4) Explain how these forms compare and contrast.
5) Of the three forms of resistances, which do you think is the most effective and why?
6) Use at least 3 clear examples from lecture/readings/section/films/etc. to support your overall argument.

FINAL ESSAY PROMPT:
Was drought the fundamental cause of the collapse of the Cl

FINAL ESSAY PROMPT:
Was drought the fundamental cause of the collapse of the Classic Maya cities and their associated sociopolitical systems? Answer this question on the basis of the three articles we read on this topic. Consider, as appropriate for your answer: proximate versus ultimate cause; the structural characteristics of the sociopolitical system; the timing of the collapse; the historic and scientific evidence for drought; changing frequencies of warfare; long-term human-environmental interactions; socioeconomic factors; and the non-recovery postclassic. Be sure to make specific reference to the articles in your response.
Please be sure that the essay is well thought out, very detailed, and addresses ALL of the points on the prompt.
GUIDELINES:
1. Your response should be double spaced, in 12 point font, and five to six pages in length. (The bibliography may be an extra page or included on the last page of your text. Be sure to follow the procedures for in-text citation and bibliography introduced in the first quiz (attached below). (You do not need to repeat the question in your response.)
2. Be sure to ONLY use the three provided articles as well as the attached lecture. NO OUTSIDE RESOURCES!!
3. To cite the lecture “in text,” use the following format: (Lecture 2024). For the other citations, follow the instructions attached below. PLEASE use a few direct quotes from the articles to back your argument and put them into quotation marks.
4. The format of the essay can be a total of 6 paragraphs. (Introduction, 4 body paragraphs—one for each article, and one to compare all of the articles, followed by a conclusion paragraph)
Attached below are the 3 articles, the lecture you will need, as well as the instructions for the bibliography and in text citations.

No need to explain what thanatopolitics is. Just go straight into argument why t

No need to explain what thanatopolitics is. Just go straight into argument why the Assyrian Christian response to ISIS persecution is thanatopolitical.
Here are my notes.
Please write full 1375 words.
Do not waste words with title, heading, etc.

For this paper, write with the topic that is covered in the pptx labeled “histor

For this paper, write with the topic that is covered in the pptx labeled “historical ecology presentation”
Each week of this course I have offered you a combined theory/method. For example, historical ecology helps us think about long term processes and human/non human interaction. Political ecology links environmental degradation with larger political and economic systems.
For this assignment I want you to pick two or three concepts from material we read in class, and apply them to a research problem of your choice. For example, if you want to write about people building houses in the flammable wildland urban interface of California, you might use political ecology theory to explain the economic forces that push people to live in more affordable, but also, riskier landscapes.
Suggested Structure
Each paragraph should be very roughly half a page long.
The first sentence of every paragraph should concisely summarize the content of the while paragraph. For example “Political ecology theory predicts that long distance economic connections generate land grabs and local political conflicts over access to land”.

Introduction (one to two paragraphs)
Write this last. Summarize the complete paper. What theories will you use, what is your problem, and foreshadow the conclusion.
Problem Statement (two to three paragraphs)
Use a newspaper article or your own data, perhaps from fieldwork in this class, to describe a social environmental problem that you are going to be analyzing. People living in fire zones, people being flooded out of their homes, windmills being built on peoples’ back lawns… the list is endless. You may choose to use data from your group historical ecology project, but you can also write on a different topic if you prefer.
Theory (four paragraphs)
Summarize two or three theories from course readings. What I mean by a summary is that you should read your key reading closely, and find a statement which summarizes a key concept.
Quote the key concept with citation
explain what it means in your own words,
explain how you will apply this concept to make sense of your chosen research problem.
Analysis (three paragraphs)
Use the concepts you have identified in your theory section to make sense of the environmental problem you are studying.
Conclusion (two paragraphs)
Summarize the paper, tell us your findings and why they matter, and tell us what kinds of future research might be needed to substantiate or extend your findings. It is fine to guess.

In your Reading Reflection, please choose 1 of the two weekly readings/materials

In your Reading Reflection, please choose 1 of the two weekly readings/materials (either the textbook reading or the other reading/podcast/film from the week) and include the following elements: Define 2–3 keywords or concepts from the reading and provide an example choose 2 to 3 keywords or concepts from the reading and define them using BOTH the definition you find in the text AND your own words. If you do not find a definition in the text, include only your own definition/paraphrase. Then, provide an example of the keyword or concept. The example can come from the text or it can come from elsewhere (e.g., other course materials, current events, etc.).*Hint: these keywords/concepts can come in handy to help you study for exams!ReflectionFor the rest of your 500-word reflection, critically discuss the reading/course material you chose. That is, what did you find particularly interesting, engaging, confusing, etc. about it, and why? What questions do you have, or what are you left wondering? Reading reflections are a chance for you to reflect on the material we are covering in class, as well as on your personal lived experiences and what you may be learning about or thinking in other classes, and howthey all might connect.
Please use two pdf textbook readings.

Participant Observation Exercise
In this Participant Observation exercise, you

Participant Observation Exercise
In this Participant Observation exercise, you will practice an anthropological technique called “de-familiarizing the familiar.”
Read Nacirema FIRST, (even though it is a spoof) so you understand how this works, and you may want to watch Motel of the Mysteries.
1 Choose an unfamiliar place (for instance, retail space, coffee shop, restaurant, park, lobby, office space) to do your “participant observation” for at least one hour. Do NOT choose a Starbucks or the student center.
In your essay: start by stating the place you observed, when you did it, for how long, why you chose that place.
Then write up a detailed description of what you have observed and if you participated, though it is best if you do not interact. Every interaction changes the environment. Make sure you don’t conclude anything about what you describe.
Also, pay attention to your assumptions when you describe something. Imagine your description as something you do to a Martian or a person from a different country who is absolutely unfamiliar with the environment you are trying to describe.
For every sentence you write, you should be able to answer the question: HOW would I know this?
For instance, don’t write something like, “The street is filled with millennials bustling off to work.”
Do not assume that person knows what “millennials” or “bustling” or “work” and “going to work.” is all about.
Instead, you might write: “Men and women wearing suits, pressed shirts, clean double-breasted overcoats, carrying attaches which looked like they were made of leather, walked briskly down the block. I watched several of these people enter the large building. I did not see any of them speak to each other.”
You will be making assumptions of common knowledge at some point, so using the words’ suit’ and ‘pressed’ and ‘men and women’ is permitted, because you would be able to answer the ‘how would you know this’ question.
What you are de-familiarizing for this exercise are the cultural signifiers. So do not say ‘they spoke for a long time’, because what is a long conversation is not long in a different context or culture. Say,’ they talked for 12 minutes.’ Do not assume emotion, so no ‘happy’, or ‘annoyed’. You can describe their facial features.
At the end of the observation answer the following question in brief sentences (not looking for an essay on this)
1) what does “de-familiarizing the familiar” mean, and why adopt this technique?
2) what were the 2 main things you learned by employing the “de-familiarizing the familiar” technique in your participant observation? Again: saying ‘it was interesting’ does not count!!
3) what were some unexpected questions that came out from this experience?
The assignment should be about 800-1000 words (4 pages) in total. Make sure you proofread it (use Grammarly!). Expect to spend the majority of your time editing while you ask the question, ‘HOW would I know this?’ for every word in every sentence!
You can get a maximum of 50 points for this

I need a 4-page review on the key arguments of Murray’s Thanatopolitics. Please

I need a 4-page review on the key arguments of Murray’s Thanatopolitics. Please include the following: What is thanatopolitics (and its implications), How it’s different from necropolitics.
I attached Stuart Murray’s book The Living from the Dead & my Notes.

Directions for Filling out the Archaeology Field Journa

Directions for Filling out the Archaeology Field Journal:
STEP BY STEP
For this semester, we will be completing a series of projects located at the back of the textbook
in Appendix A, (and also in a Microsoft Word version online) called “The Archaeology Field
Journal.” The due date will be announced by me in the syllabus and/or on the
“Announcements” page on Canvas (it will be near the end of the semester). When you are
done with the projects, you will scan them and upload them to Canvas as a single document.
DO NOT simply take photos and upload – you will need to use your phone or computer to scan
the pages into a single document. This is very good experience for your future, and to get in
touch with your phone/computer scanning abilities. Also, always remember to READ
DIRECTIONS and USE GOOD PRINTING on the page or TYPE OUT THE PROJECTS (you may type
the written projects, print, and scan them. This is an especially good idea if you have bad
printing).
Here’s how to complete the Archaeology Field Journal:
1. Fill out the signature page, including your 900 number and signature at the bottom.
2. Don’t worry about the “Grading Rubric” page.
3. READ THE INTRODUCTION!!
4. Do Archaeology Project #1 (Draw an Archaeologist).
5. Do Archaeology Project #2 (Describe What Attracts You to Archaeology)
(we did this already in the chat)
6. Do Archaeology Project #3 (Translate Archaeological Jargon)
Here, you only have to do one sentence (not four). This is the sentence to
translate:
“I suggest that to truly understand the spaces with which we exist, we need not
invite non-humans into our ontologies, but rather reincorporate ourselves into
theirs.”
If you do more, that’s okay too!
7. Do Archaeology Project #4 (Planning an Archaeological Project)
This is best done on a separate sheet of paper. Be thorough, and don’t forget
the crew!
8. Do Archaeology Project #5 (Archaeological Survey)
Use a separate sheet of paper to make the map! Follow directions on the page
and also on my YouTube video. NOTE – Online classes do NOT have to figure out
their meters per pace – just simply use your paces to make the map.
9. SKIP Project #6 (On Ground Classes Only!).
10. SKIP Project #7 (On Ground Classes Only!).
11. Do Archaeology Project #8 (Lunch Project)
Follow directions.
12. Do Archaeology Project #9 (Annotated Bibliography)
Follow directions! The Annotated Bibliography will be turned in at a different
module on Canvas. You simply type it in MS Word or Google Docs and when
finished, upload to the “Annotated Bibliography” module. I will also have a
YouTube video up soon to help with common questions.
That’s it! I highly suggest starting this ASAP (or at least after we get to Module 7).7. Do Archaeology Project #4 (Planning an Archaeological Project)
This is best done on a separate sheet of paper. Be thorough, and don’t forget
the crew!
8. Do Archaeology Project #5 (Archaeological Survey)
Use a separate sheet of paper to make the map! Follow directions on the page
and also on my YouTube video. NOTE – Online classes do NOT have to figure out
their meters per pace – just simply use your paces to make the map.
9. SKIP Project #6 (On Ground Classes Only!).
10. SKIP Project #7 (On Ground Classes Only!).
11. Do Archaeology Project #8 (Lunch Project)
Follow directions.
12. Do Archaeology Project #9 (Annotated Bibliography)
Follow directions! The Annotated Bibliography will be turned in at a different
module on Canvas. You simply type it in MS Word or Google Docs and when
finished, upload to the “Annotated Bibliography” module. I will also have a
YouTube video up soon to help with common questions.