Due: Wednesday, Week 4, 11:59 p.m. Points: 100 Word count: 5 pages/1,250 words (not counting the references cited list). The purpose of this assignment is to examine three book-length ethnographies of Europe, chosen from a pre-approved list, one from each of three eras: • Classic; • Post-Cold War; • 21st century. You will not need to read the books (although you can, if you can squeeze in the time), but you will need to ready about them and write about a 250 word description of each, plus a synopsis of about 500 words discussing what the three books tell you about the foci of anthropological study in those three eras. Requirements • At least three book-length, ethnographic works by anthropologists. A pre-approved list is provided. Note that new books in the “21st century” category are coming out all the time, so if you find something interesting that isn’t on that list, run it by me for approval. • For each of these sources, you should prepare to describe them in about a page. • You will not have to read each, but you will need to read about them in book reviews published in the academic press. If they are very new, reviews may not be available yet, but you can determine a fair amount about the subject from the publisher description. Some of the older books are so classic, that you can read about them in places other than the academic journals. • Discuss what the collection of three tells you about the study of Europe as an anthropological subject and how that study has changed over time. Important parameters • Be sure that you have properly formatted your bibliography. You must use the Chicago, MLA, or APA formatting and you must provide both a references cited list and in-text citations that show where you are using those listed works. • Cite in-text and provide bibliographic information about any reviews you use. • Write concisely and clearly, but with enough detail that readers can get a good idea of what the book is about. • Submit as a Word or Pages or other word-processing document, not a pdf.
