405 Reading Assignment

ANT 40501 The Anthropology of Gender Dr. Dorothy D. Wills

Your reading assignments are given in the Course Syllabus, along with the activities for each class meeting. You will be assigned particular articles in Brettell and Sargent on which to make oral presentations in class. Other articles or chapters will be read and discussed by everyone. You will also be doing reading in connection with the Book Report (#2) and the Belief Systems assignment (#3).

Assignment #1 Fieldwork

You will be doing a piece of field research on a topic of your own choice, related to the subject matter and approved by the instructor, during the first part of the quarter. Possible topics and methods will be discussed in class. Any readings for this project, whether from the library or internet, should also be checked with the instructor.

Format:

Discussion of fieldwork April 8 and onwards should cover 1) topic, 2) what's interesting or important about it, 3) methodology, 4) analysis and conclusions (if any, so far). 5 minutes.

Written report due May 11 should address the same points as above. You may attach your data to the report or provide a description of it, along with the analysis. If you have any criticisms of your project (i.e., you'd have done something differently if you had to do it again), please address these, also. 3-4 pages should be sufficient, not including any attachments.