Writing: Your work should reflect an analytical grasp of concepts and issues.  All written work should be typed and double-spaced.  Submit all assignments in class.  No late work will be accepted.  Writing will be evaluated for originality, clarity of thought, and organization (argument or thesis).  All relevant bibliographic citations, including Internet sources, must be cited following standard anthropological style.  For writing and documentation tips, consult the following Internet sites:

 http://www.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/strunk/
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/MLAStyleSheet.html

 Semester Paper:  You will select a topic that interests you in ecological anthropology to research and prepare a concise (10 page maximum, double-spaced) paper combining ethnographic research, a literature review, and research on the World Wide Web.  Your work should articulate an informed and coherent theoretical perspective, synthesizing recent contributions to the relevant literature.  Meet with me by February 16, 2001 to discuss your paper ideas.

Academic Integrity: Without exception, all students are expected to know, understand, and conform to the Iowa State University Policy on Academic Integrity.  Zero tolerance applies to all violations.

Evaluation:

                        Midterm Exam              60 points
                        Semester Paper                        60 points
                        Final Exam                               60 points
                        Attendance/participation           20 points
                                                Total                200 points

Required Readings:

Moran, Emilio
2000 Human Adaptability: An Introduction to Ecological Anthropology.  Second Edition.  Boulder: Westview Press. 

Moran, Emilio (Editor)
1998 The Ecosystem Approach in Anthropology: From Concept to Practice.  Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.

Netting, Robert
1986 Cultural Ecology. Second Edition.  Prospect Heights: Waveland Press, Inc. 

Lansing, Stephen
1991 Priests and Programmers: Technologies of Power in the Engineered Landscape of Bali.  Princeton: Princeton University Press. 

Sheridan, T.
1988 Where the Dove Calls: The Political Ecology of a Peasant Community in Northern Mexico.  Tucson: University of Arizona Press. 

RECOMMENDED TEXT FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS:

Netting, Robert
1993 Smallholders, Householders: Farm Families and the Ecology of Intensive, Sustainable Agriculture.  Palo Alto: Stanford University Press.