Assignment for May 7

PAPER DUE – Write a 3,000-word essay documenting the process and outcome of your research project. Connect your insights to the assigned readings and to your colleagues’ presentations wherever possible. Support your narrative/argument with citations and bibliography in an appropriate style. Give your polished paper an original and fitting title.

Assignment for April 23, 25, 28, 30, May 2, 5

PRESENTATION DUE – Prepare an oral presentation summarizing your research findings. Focus on those aspects of the project most relevant to your colleagues in the course. Practice your extemporaneous comments beforehand until they run about ten minutes in length. Supplement your talk with a one-sheet handout (17 copies) bearing your name and project title.

Assignment for April 21

REPORT DUE — Write a 500-word essay recounting the progress of your research project over the past month.  Speculate on the organization of your final paper, being as specific as possible.  Append an annotated bibliography of sources you have consulted, cited in an appropriate bibliographic style.  Give your polished report an original and fitting title.

Assignment for April 18

Read pages 195-212 of Animism; come prepared to outline each chapter/section and to discuss key passages for understanding nature religion:

Chapter 15. Philosophers and Persons

Conclusion

Assignment for April 16

Read pages 179-194 of Animism; come prepared to outline each chapter/section and to discuss key passages for understanding nature religion:

Chapter 13. Environmentalisms

Chapter 14. Consciousness

Assignment for April 14

Read pages 115-120, 169-175 of Animism; come prepared to outline each chapter/section and to discuss key passages for understanding nature religion:

Chapter 7. Death

Chapter 12. Elders and Ethics

Assignment for April 11

Read pages 99-114 of Animism; come prepared to outline each chapter/section and to discuss key passages for understanding nature religion:

Chapter 6. Signs of Life and Personhood

Assignment for April 9

Read pages 82-95 of Animism; come prepared to outline each chapter/section and to discuss key passages for understanding nature religion:

Chapter 5. Eco-Pagan Activism

Assignment for April 7

Read pages 66-81 of Animism; come prepared to outline each chapter/section and to discuss key passages for understanding nature religion:

Chapter 4. Aboriginal Law and Land

Assignment for April 4

Read pages 50-65 of Animism; come prepared to outline each chapter/section and to discuss key passages for understanding nature religion:

Chapter 3. Maori Arts