ANT 35201 Development Anthropology Dr. Dorothy Wills
Fall, 2009 Cal Poly Pomona
Assignments
You have three projects for this class:
WE WILL BEGIN ORAL REPORTS ON YOUR PROJECTS ON _____. The oral presentation of each topic should be no more than about five minutes; you can use whatever handouts or other supports you wish. You will be evaluated on the basis of clarity, coverage of main points, relating your topic to the subject matter of the course, and explanation of any difficult aspects of the topic. These reports are part of your project.
1. a country: choose from Latin America, Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and North Africa, Asia, Pacific Islands; former Soviet bloc countries of Eastern Europe are also a possibility
Significant events and personalities
2. an issue
Possible Issues (Topics)
Communications and information
Education, non-formal ed., and literacy
Internal transportation of goods/persons
External trade structures and activities
Global and regional transportation
Migration
Health and medicine; epidemics
Human biology in development context
Bio-technology
Demography (population characteristics)
Food (subsistence or production)
Water (subsistence, use, or as resource)
Land use and resource
Natural resources, incl. wildlife, forest …
Indigenous people
Cultural resource management
Social institutions (family, religion …)
Manufacturing sector in development
Agricultural sector in development
Marketing and distribution (including black market)
Appropriate technology
Belief systemsin the context of development
Human rights movements
Politics and leadership; democratization
National debt, financial management
Human resources development
Development management/bureaucracy
Employment and labor
Conflict and conflict resolution
Language planning
Regional and local development
Construction projects
Crime and social problems
Poverty and distribution of wealth
Women in development; gender roles
Children's status; child labor and trafficking
Pollution, waste management
Climate change
Corruption
Terrorism
Policing the public
WE MAY ADD TO THIS LIST!
3. an organization - choose from the multi-lateral agencies (UNDP, FAO, etc.), development banks (World Bank, IMF, regional banks, etc.), national governmental agencies (AID, Peace Corps, etc.), non-governmental organizations (e.g., private voluntary organizations such as Africare, church organizations such as Christian Children's Fund, etc.). You can also do the multi-lateral treaties and related organizations such as WTO, GATT, World Court, Kyoto Protocols, etc.
Assignment: Collect some materials on your organization: web site, publications, links, data on their activities. What is their mission? What kind of organization is it? Who are the participants, decision-makers, experts, and managers? What is their range and locations of activity? How long have they been around? Any particular philosophy or agenda? Any well-known personalities involved (e.g., Robert McNamara and World Bank)? Where do they get their funding?
The research you do on these topics will result in class contribution, oral or multimedia presentation, and a brief paper or report. The written report will be 3-5 pages in length (not including Works Cited) on each topic. You will observe the standard scholarly style traditions, which may be found at http://www.aaanet.org/pubs/style_guide.pdf and many other sites. The written reports are due on Dec. 1st in class. Your reports will be evaluated on the basis of clarity of expression, coverage of the questions and definitions mentioned above, explanation of particular aspects, and connection of topic to broad development issues, as we have been discussing them in class.
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HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS - Due dates will be established in class