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ANT/HAP 383 Reading Journal – Course Readings

DIRECTIONS: Use this guide to help you engage with the articles we read for the course. While reading, complete the following sections below.

Type your answers in full sentences. Be as DETAILED YET CONCISE as possible, particularly for Number 5. Formulate questions for discussion as you read. Submit your completed Reading Journal on Blueline by the deadline on the syllabus.

**Although you are assigned to readings in groups, you are scored individually for the reading journal. YOU EACH NEED TO SUBMIT YOUR OWN READING JOURNAL, EVEN WHEN YOU FACILITATE/PRESENT.

  1. Give the full citation for the article/book chapter using Chicago style. (See Purdue Owl for guidelines.)
  2. Who is the author? Google them and find out a) where they work, b) what kind of research they do, and c) what their basic background is.
  3. Find the author’s research question or thesis statement. Write it below, using quotation marks and give a page number. (Ex: “In this paper I argue that…” (34).)
  4. What methods does the author use to collect data?
  5. List the section or subheading titles, beginning with the Introduction. If there are no subheadings but there are obvious breaks in the text, NUMBER them. For each section, write 1-2 sentences about what the author SAYS in the section (summary that includes details), and ONE SENTENCE about what the section DOES (how does that placement of that information advance the argument?). You may opt to use different colors to visually separate the says from the does.
  6. Does the author’s theoretical orientation seem to fit with typical medical anthropology theories (political economy, political ecology, cultural interpretive, biocultural)? Explain your rationale.
  7. Locate THREE pieces of evidence used to support the main argument. Evidence can be one of 3 types: 1) citation of another researcher’s work, 2) statistical information or information from documents like census data or letters, or 3) people’s stories/quotes (a key part of ethnography!) INSERT those three pieces of evidence (one of each type) below, being careful to cite properly (quotation marks and page numbers). Explain what the evidence means and why the author used it to support their argument.
  8. What conclusions does the author draw? Don’t forget the quotation marks and page numbers.
  9. What sections of the article are unclear to you? Describe the passages (what was being discussed?) and include the page numbers.
  10. Find at least 5 new words or other researchers referenced by the author. Write a one sentence definition of each word (or introduction in the case of another researcher).
  11. Link ideas and concepts from the corresponding chapter of Trostle, or to other articles we read in class. Your answer should be 250-350 words and should include TWO meaningful (not tangential!) connections.
  12. Formulate 3 discussion questions based on the article.