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Issues in New Media Manifesto This manifesto project explores an ethical dilemma or matter of social injustice created, or made worse by technology or new media. The […]

Make the Familiar Strange Students write a 1-page description of a common human practice as if they have never seen or heard of it before. Students are told to […]

Ethnography of a Medical Controversy In this fieldwork assignment, students locate a recent topic related to health and use the frameworks of medical anthropology to […]

Illness Narrative Students conduct an ethnographic interview with someone they know who has experienced “illness” in their life. The illness nar […]

Documentary Analysis Students select a documentary, television episode, or audiovisual resource that was covered in class and write a response paper […]

Psychological Disorders Presentation In groups, students create a short 4-5 slide presentation about a psychological disorder of their choice. Student must research the […]

All about the Pitch Students develop and give a 20-minute “business pitch” in front of a group of imaginary investors . As part of the presentation, each […]

Resistance Case Study Students choose an example (event, person, place, etc.) they consider to be an important example of ‘resistance.’ The primary pur […]

Photo Essay on Political Participation Students are tasked with attending an in person or online a political event that takes place in New York City. For the assignment, […]

Philosophy Final Paper Students choose an articles covered in the course and argue for or against the main argument. Paper tasks students with developing a […]