
Below is a list of students and their blogs created for an assignment in the course “Culture of Development and Globalization,” Anthropology Department, University of Colorado, Denver, fall 2011. At the end of this post are the instructions for the blog assignment. (photo above: spices at market in Zanzibar, Tanzania, November 2011, Marty Otañez)
Ali
Andrea
Anthony
Anya
Ash
Ashley
Betty
Brittany
Burgi
Daniela
Doug
Hayley
Jen
Joe
Kate
Khulan
Melanie
Paige
Rana
Wells
Yasmeen
Instructions: Blog Assignment (15 points)
Students will create a blog and upload three blog entries (each entry is worth five points), with each entry being 500 words minimum about one theory, method and/or anthropological problem raised in course readings. This requirement will increase students’ awareness on anthropology’s role in development and globalization processes. The assignment is designed to allow you to more deeply engage from scholarly and advocacy standpoints with approaches to development and globalization. Each blog entry is in the form of a critical reflection and reaction statement. A blog entry provides opportunities for you to strategically select portions of the logic, organization, and emphasis of the original texts you find interesting and write about them in a coherent, persuasive and mindful manner. The assignment is limited to 500 words or more to encourage you to be precise in your writing on the most compelling parts of texts that are meaningful to you on a personal and professional level. You are encouraged to integrate in each blog entry one or more captioned image, video excerpt and/or other resource to substantiate your points and enhance the design of the entry. No points will be given to an entry that simply summarizes texts or the topic. Each student is required to create an individual blog with a brief introductory statement and send to me the web link for the blog before our class meeting on Tuesday, August 30 (www.wordpress.com is free and recommended; here’s an example of a blog from a former UCD student: Nutrition and Development in China). Additional details regarding each blog topic will be discussed in class. Blog topics are:
1- Globalization processes (due September 13)
2- A country-level vignette of development (due October 4)
3- Future directions of anthropology as a participant in development (due November 1)