Fall 2011 ANTHROPOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT (ANTH 4560/6560) T – Th 9:30‐10:45 Baldwin Hall G41 This course syllabus is a general plan for the course. Modifications may be necessary and will be announced to the class by the instructor. Instructor: Dr. Don Nelson Office hours: T 14:00 – 15:00 or by appointment Office: 151B Baldwin Hall Phone: 542‐1452 Email: dnelson@uga.edu COURSE DESCRIPTION: In this course, students are introduced to the major concepts, methods, and issues in international development. The course focuses on pervasive rural and urban poverty, the disparity in wealth both between developing and developed countries and within individual countries, the increasing fragility of the world's natural resource base, the impact of globalization on local communities, changing demographics due to migration and disease, and the effects of national and international policy decisions. In class lectures, we will explore the meaning of underdevelopment and its causes, the process of socio‐economic change, the structure of the “development industry,” and the role of anthropology in development. Students are challenged to increase their understanding of the global community and to think critically and maturely about poverty, public policy, natural resource management, and personal responsibilities and commitment to a global society. This course is meant to be highly interactive and participatory, and students are expected to express themselves both verbally in class and through careful and thoughtful writing. COURSE OBJECTIVES 1. 2. Encourage an internationalist perspective and expand global awareness, so that students are better prepared to evaluate and influence world events. Develop a conceptual framework for analyzing the complex factors that determine the well‐
being of local communities. Present the current theoretical paradigms and their respective criticisms. Assess the role of a professional anthropologist engaged in development. Introduce students to basic concepts of research and writing. 3. 4. 5. GRADING AND ASSESSMENTS: Course grades are based on your performance on several activities. There will be no due date extensions. I expect you to plan ahead and take account of any possible last‐minute disasters. The graded activities are: Participation: (discussion 10%, commentaries 10%) 20%; 1 group project presentation: 15%; 1 group project report: 20%; 3 exams: 15% each for 45%. 1 Fall 2011 I will post on the ELC course page (www.elc.uga.edu) all the information necessary for you to successfully complete the group project and report. Information will include directions for completing the activity as well as grading rubrics, so that you are aware of how I will evaluate your work. Some class time will be dedicated towards group work. There is a reading commentary document on the ELC page that will need to be filled out and handed in on the days indicated on the topical outline below. This document needs to be TYPED. I will not accept handwritten commentaries. The commentaries will cover the readings for that same day. (The first commentary due on August 23rd will not reflect readings but rather the film “The End of Poverty?”.) The exams will consist of short‐answer questions designed to assess your understanding and ability to express concepts rather than your capacity to memorize and reiterate facts. ACADEMIC HONESTY: All UGA students and faculty are expected to adhere to the principles of academic honesty and integrity. All academic work must meet the standards contained in “A Culture of Honesty.” All students are responsible to inform themselves about those standards before performing any academic work. Plagiarism and academic dishonesty will not be tolerated and will be punished following the guidelines provided in the above documents. If you have any questions or concerns regarding issues of academic integrity, please do not hesitate to speak with me immediately. This policy can be found online at http://www.uga.edu/honesty/ahpd/culture_honesty.htm CLASSROOM PARTICIPATION: You will be graded on your level of participation. This includes the designated discussion days as well as all of the other class periods. The design of this class is highly participatory and insights that evolve during discussions will be included on exams. 2 Fall 2011 TOPICAL OUTLINE AND IMPORTANT DATES: Individual topics are subject to change with notice, depending on the progress of the class. Day
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Topic
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Poverty and Development Theory
16‐Aug Course Introduction
18‐Aug Poverty: Where to begin?
23‐Aug Poverty, differences, development
25‐Aug Class project
30‐Aug Anthropology and development: a brief history
1‐Sep Development paradigms
6‐Sep Development paradigms
8‐Sep Project Day
13‐Sep Post‐colonial critiques of development
15‐Sep Exam 1
Conceptual and Methodological Frameworks
20‐Sep Gender and development
22‐Sep Project Day
27‐Sep Entitlements
29‐Sep Household livelihood security
4‐Oct Vulnerability, adaptation, and resilience
6‐Oct Participatory methods
Doing Development: Policies, Institutions and Practice
11‐Oct The Aid industry
13‐Oct Assessing vulnerability
18‐Oct Appropriate technologies
20‐Oct Project Day
25‐Oct Exam 2
27‐Oct Development with identity
Major Themes in Contemporary Development Practice
1‐Nov Water security
3‐Nov Natural disasters
8‐Nov Climate change
10‐Nov Food security
15‐Nov Food security
17‐Nov Class projects Day 1
29‐Nov Class projects Day 2
1‐Dec Practice and Education
13‐Dec Final Exam 8AM
Readings
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Commentary
Research question
Research plan
Commentary
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Lewis 2005
Peet Ch. 4
Peet Ch. 5
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Peet Ch. 6
Kabeer 2003 Chs. 1,2
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Sen Ch. 1,5,10
Scoones 2009
O'Brien 2007
Chambers 1994, Kapoor 2002
de Haan Ch. 2
Materials distributed in class
Sharp 1952, Wicklein
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Rhoades Ch. 21
Commentary
Research paper draft
Research papers
Bakker 2011
Schipper 2006
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Barrett 2010, Corbbett 1988
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