Course:ANTH309
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| ANTH309 Ethnography of Himalaya:Diversity and Development | |
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| Instructor: | Dr. Sara Shneiderman |
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About the Wiki Project
Welcome to the wiki project space for ANTH 309: Ethnography of the Himalaya: Diversity and Development.
About the Wiki Project
Group Work
Students will work in pre-assigned groups (Discussion Groups 1-5, same groups we’ve had all term). Each group will be assigned a specific sub-region to focus on (see list below), and will work together to define the overall theme of their Wiki page, as well as the specific topic of each student’s contribution. Examples of group themes might include “Health and Wellness in Nepal”; “Environmental Policy in the Eastern Himalayas”; “Infrastructural Development in Tibetan areas of China”; “Educational and Employment Challenges in Kashmir”; “Gender and Violence in Northeast India”– but the specific theme and individual topic within that is open to members of each group.
Each student will then individually author their section of the Wiki. At the same time, the group will work together to co-author a brief introduction to the page as a whole, which provides basic information about the region, and summarizes the individual contributions in an integrated manner. The shared introduction should include at least one photo, map, or other form of visualization to draw readers in and illustrate the page as a whole.
A shared reference list will be created at the end of the page through use of the Wiki citation tool. Each student will insert their own references, and the tool will generate the integrated list at the end of the page.
Individual Work
Each student must individually author a Wiki section of approximately 1000 words that draws upon at least 3 sources of evidence in the public domain to provide situated ethnographic detail (these could include scholarly articles, media sources, reports from NGOs or governments, online interviews with community members, etc); and at least 3 sources from any part of the course syllabus to develop an analytical framework which can be applied to interpret that evidence.
Each student will choose a primary topic as the focus of their contribution to their group’s Wiki page. Taken together, each group’s work should comprise a substantial body of knowledge about specific socio-political contexts in the region, which could actually be of use to local, national and international observers, policy-makers, and scholars.
Each student’s individual section should:
- Be approximately 1000 words
- Focus on the assigned region (individual sections may focus on a specific sub-region, i.e. single state, province, or municipality)
- Include a section heading that clearly indicates their theme
- Contain at least 6 linked citations, including 3 sources from any part of the course syllabus and 3 sources of evidence in the public domain. More citations are fine if they contribute to the argument, but will not necessarily lead to a higher mark
- Contain one relevant and appropriately cited photo, map, or other form of visualization to illustrate the thematic section (more visual materials cannot be accommodated due to space limitations)
- Connect to the group’s overall approach as articulated in the co-authored Introduction
* Please note that you may select to remain anonymous in the public facing Wiki page. It’s up to students whether they wish to identify themselves as authors or not.
2024 Project Timeline
- March 11: Assignment introduced; initial group discussion about themes
- March 18: Wiki orientation from Arts ISIT; groups confirm overarching topic [with approval from instructor], students begin to consider individual essay focus
- March 27: Individual students confirm topics [each group must submit outline with group title and individual titles via Canvas group page by end of this class session]
- April 8/10: Group presentations on topics [students must have a clear enough sense of what they will write about to present as a group for 10 min, with 5 min Q&A for each group]
- April 15: Draft written work posted to Wiki for peer review April 17: Each student to comment on group introduction + one individual essay in paired group
- April 19: Final submissions of all materials – each student should submit the URL to their group and individual project via the Canvas portal.