DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY/ST. FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY
ANTH 233 ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDIES/Dr. Susan Vincent
Winter 2019 test

NAME: _________________________

DATE: 11 February 2019
This quiz is worth 20% of your final course grade. It is composed of two parts. Please distribute your time and energy according to the value of each question. You must answer all questions.

PART ONE: ESSAY (15 MARKS). Answer ONE of the following questions. Remember that your essay should have an argument that answers the question, and evidence which supports the argument. Briefly explain the context and tell the reader what kinds of criteria you are taking into account in your analysis (i.e. the concept(s) or theoretical stance). Finish with a conclusion.

1.    Apply Howell’s concept of “ethnography” to the news report by Prasse-Freeman. Would Howell see this report as “ethnographic”? Explain.
Howell. “Two or Three Things I Love about Ethnography.”
Prasse-Freeman. “The Rohingya and the World.”

PART TWO: SHORT ANSWER (10 MARKS; 5 MARKS EACH). Answer TWO of the following questions. You may NOT write on the same article as you used in Part ONE. It is helpful to note the context as you explain the concept and to give an example.

3.    Explain what Howell means by “ethnography.”
Howell. “Two or Three Things I Love about Ethnography.”

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