Course Requirements (Fall 2009)

Summary of Requirements:

Late Paper Policy: Deadlines are strict. Barring personal crisis, family emergency, or illness (please let me know ahead of time), all late papers will be subject to one half grade off per day late.

Course Organization:

Classes will revolve around student-led discussions, presentations, and film viewings. There will be a take-home midterm exam, 5 film commentaries, and a final 10 pg. paper. I will expect your avid participation -- including regular attendance, prompt completion of assignments, and active involvement in discussions whenever possible. In fact, class participation and attendance will comprise a significant portion of your grade. Beginning week 2 class members will take turns posting discussion questions on the class moodle forum.  For the week in which you are posting questions, you will also be responsible for helping to lead discussions both days. Our moodle site can be found at: https://moodle.reed.edu/course/view.php?id=315. It serves only as our class discussion forum and calendar of events. All information on the course is available on the website.

Reading and writing assignments are meant to encourage close, critical engagement with the history and cultural politics of Tibet in a globalizing world, as well as your thoughtful reflection on the issues they raise in the context of the anthropological perspective on nationalism, states and ethnicity presented in class. The reading load is moderate to heavy and it is assigned per week. On average, you should expect to put in two to three hours of work outside of class for every hour of in-class time.

Weekly supplemental readings are provided for your use. These readings are ones that are especially relevant or provide differing viewpoints; they offer points of departure for deepening your understanding of particular issues.

Required readings are marked on the syllabus for where they can be found. Multiple copies of all texts are available on reserve in the library, and many books are available in the bookstore. In addition, a large number of required readings are available on-line, through e-reserves and on the web. E-reserves can be accessed at: http://ereserves.library.reed.edu/eres/coursepass.aspx?cid=797

Please print out all on-line readings! Reading is much more engaged when it is on paper. All readings available on-line are easily accessed via links on the web syllabus. Please let me know if you have any trouble obtaining the readings. To facilitate dicussion, you should bring all readings for the day to class.

While we may do collaborative work in and outside of class, my expectation, unless otherwise specified, is that all work you turn in for this class (regardless of the medium) is your own work. Be sure to carefully cite all text and images you borrow from others. For more information on this and how to cite correctly in the discipline of anthropology see these pages on the course web syllabus:

http://academic.reed.edu/anthro/211/Plagiarism.html
http://academic.reed.edu/anthro/211/Anthrocitation.html