ANTH 320/DEVS 321 PEOPLE AND DEVELOPMENT Fall 2018

I acknowledge that St FX is in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People.

Sept. 24:    READ: Sandri, Elisa (2018) ‘Volunteer Humanitarianism’: volunteers and humanitarian aid in the Jungle refugee camp of Calais. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 44(1): 65-80.

HOMEWORK ON SANDRI ARTICLE DUE IN PAPER AT BEGINNING OF CLASS.

Note: Wednesday September 26 we will address the article by Kimanthi and Hebinck to prepare for the Global Issues Forum on October 1. For the assignment associated with the forum and an explanation of how it will be run, see this document. You will go straight to Marie Desmond/Dennis Hall at Coady for class on October 1 to participate in the forum. 

- What do Sandri argue?
- Theoretical concepts: What theoretical concepts/frameworks does she use?
- What is her methodology?
- Context: What is the “jungle”? How does it relate to current refugee movements? What is “Lotus”?
- Evidence: What did you see as important evidence that Sandri used to support her argument?
- What is your critical evaluation of this article?
    - what did you find interesting and enlightening?
    - what did you find inadequately addressed or explained?


- Between Budabin et al. and Sandri, what new characters should we add to our cast of development actors?

Note: Wednesday September 26 we will address the article by Kimanthi and Hebinck to prepare for the Global Issues Forum on October 1.