Anthropology 527 Economic Anthropology Fall 2012 Syllabus Class Time/Location 1 00 !

1 50 p"m"# $on# %e&# Fri# 20' Ste(ens )uil&ing *nstructor +ro,essor Susan -ussell .e/mail srussell0niu"e&u1 2,,ice 3ours/Location 4 00/10 00 $#%# F or by appointment# 207a Ste(ens )uil&ing +hone 755/026'# 755/7577 E/$ail: srussell@niu.edu Note: I am happy to answer questions regarding my lectures or your readings for this class by e-mail. But please read the syllabus carefully before asking questions. Also please use the sub!ect heading "#$%&'N$ (%')*+ so that I know to answer it right away., Course 8escription $his course is concerned with the way that economic anthropology contributes to a broad understanding of human beha-ior. There are three general goals" The ,irst goal is to introduce you to the early debates surrounding the emergence of economic anthropology from a relati-ely materialistic form of anthropology to a rapidly maturing and widely used theoretical perspecti-e. .e will contrast the approach that first emerged in the %.#. with one of the 'uropean approaches that tends to ha-e roots in rural sociology in $he Netherlands. Both %.#. and 'uropean approaches inform a wide -ariety of critical cultural and economic analyses today. $he secon& goal of the course is designed to introduce you specifically to contemporary approaches in economic anthropology including the decision making or rational choice approach the cultural economics approach the political economy/political ecology approach and the institutional economics approach. $his broad categori0ation of theory enables you to e-aluate the way in which these perspecti-es can and should be applied in ethnographic research with people in different cross-cultural economies undergoing rapid globali0ation. 1ase studies focus on how theoretical perspecti-es are applied in understanding market beha-ior in both %.#. and non-%.#. conte2ts. $he thir& goal is to engage you in a short research pro!ect based on inter-iews wherein you will combine scholarly literature with actual case ethnography. $his research pro!ect is worth more than either e2am and will help you understand the application of theory to practical problems in any human society. )ote memori0ation of te2ts is discouraged in fa-or of learning basic concepts approaches and the problematic aspects of accurately portraying oursel-es and others as products of different economic systems and cultural backgrounds. $here will be class lectures but the goal is to encourage critical discussion of the readings in class. In order to participate in class discussions it is necessary for you to keep up with the readings. Be prepared to discuss the assigned readings before they are due. Keep a list of comments or questions you have about each reading so that we can discuss them at the beginning of each class. You should be prepared to answer questions in class if

called on as part of your participation grade. Ten percent of your grade is based on class participation. If we fall behind in the reading schedule we will make appropriate ad!ustments in assignments as the semester proceeds.

$here are about 566 members of the professional #ociety for 'conomic Anthropology 7#'A, which has its own website 7http://econanthro.org/,. $he #ociety also hosts an annual meeting each spring. In recent decades the National #cience 8oundation Ad-isor for 1ultural Anthropology has been an economic anthropologist. $he books we are reading for this course ha-e recei-ed accolades for being the best in their field. 8or a list of current books that were finalists for the 4634 best economic anthropology book see http://econanthro.org/announcing-sea-book-pri0e-finalists/. C29-SE -E:9*-E$E;TS $here are two essay e2aminations in this course each worth 49 percent of your final grade. A research paper is worth 56 percent a comparati-e essay is worth another 36 percent and the final 36 percent of your grade is based on class participation and attendance. Atten&ance is re<uire& in this course . If you miss more than : classes without a written e2cuse from a physician or without permission your participation grade will be marked down one letter grade for each class missed. *mportant 8ates an& -e<uirements ;idterm '2am < 49 percent and is on 2ct" 17 8inal '2am < 49 percent and is on 8ec" 12# Noon < 3:96 p.m. )esearch =aper < 56 percent and due on ;o(" 14 7outline of sources and topic due Sept" 2', 1omparati-e 'ssay < 36 percent and is due on 8ec" 5 at the beginning of class. 1lass =articipation < 36 percent and attendance is taken daily> may include qui00es.

TE=T)22>S The 5 re<uire& te?ts are 3. ECO O!"E# $ % C&'T&(E#) *O& %$T"O # O* ECO O!"C $ T+(O,O'O-Y by )ichard .ilk AN& ?isa 1liggett 466@. .2n& e&ition1 4. +O!E COOK" - " T+E -'OB$' ."''$-E) C$("BBE$ *OO% *(O! B&CC$ EE(# TO ECOTO&("#T#/ by )ichard .ilk 466A. 5. CO**EE $ % CO!!& "TY) !$Y$ *$(!E(# $ % *$"(0T($%E !$(KET#/ by #ara ?yon 4633. :. *"#+" - *O( *$"( E##) ,O.E(TY/ !O($'"TY $ % !$(" E (E#O&(CE (E-&'$T"O " T+E ,+"'",," E# by ;ichael 8abinyi 4634. 9. $ CO!,$ Y O* O E) " #EC&("TY/ " %E,E %E CE/ $ % T+E E1 1O('% O* 1+"TE0CO''$( & E!,'OY!E T/ by 1arrie ;. ?ane 4633. 2ther rea&ings on reser(e are mar@e& on the syllabus an& Aill be a(ailable electronically on )lac@boar&" -esearch +aper/2ral +resentation In this assignment you will conduct a short fieldwork pro!ect related to a topic within economic anthropology or globali0ation. $he books ordered for this class may help gi-e you some ideas for your topic. .e also will discuss topics for research during class periods. In your paper you should pro-ide an assessment of how your fieldwork or sur-ey data contribute or qualify the theoretical substanti-e or methodological contributions of the authors on a particular topic. It is e2pected that you will augment the course readings by :-9 additional articles or a combination of books and articles related to your topic. .see han&out B-esearch +aper ,or Economic AnthropologyC ,or more &etails an& some suggeste& topics1" $he research paper length will be 15 pages ,or gra&uate stu&ents 7double-spaced minimum 34-point font 3 inch margins on all sides 1hicago ;anual of #tyle for bibliography,. $he research paper is due at the beginning o, class on $on&ay# ;o(ember 14 with no e2ceptions. Late papers Aill automatically be &oAngra&e& by one letter gra&e ach &ay they are late" 2ral presentations Aill occur the last tAo Aee@s o, class an& Aill be gra&e& as part o, your participation gra&e" &epending on the number of students in class this date may be ad!usted. $his course is part of the graduate Applied Anthropology 1ertificate program at NI% 7see http://www.niu.edu/anthro/undergrad/Appliedcertificate/Applied1ert.shtml,. +lease submit one paragraph &escribing your inten&e& proDect by Aee@ ,i(e o, class# September 2'" =lease specify your research question or case to be studied and why it is important or interesting. =lease also include a methodology regarding your research

pro!ect e.g. number of people to be inter-iewed where they will be found why this group is rele-ant for the research topic a timetable for the research and at least ,our scholarly or Internet sources to be consulted. Comparati(e Essay: &ue on &ec. 9 at beginning of class. .rite a 5-9 page re-iew that compares $he Netherlands+ approach to economic anthropology with that presented in the te2tbook by )ichard .ilk and ?isa 1liggett. In what ways are the issues they find worthy of addressing the same and in what ways are they differentB .hat sources do they draw on for theoryB Cow do you e-aluate the two general regional theoretical approaches to economic anthropologyB E?am +olicy If you ha-e a legitimate written e2cuse for missing an e2am 7e.g. hospitali0ation death in the immediate family, and this e2cuse is -erified then you may take a makeup e2am at a time designated by me. Dtherwise makeup e2ams are not allowed. Also anyone arri-ing o-er ten minutes late for an e2amination may not take the e2am. *ou must complete all course requirements in order to pass this course. Cheating an& +lagiarism +olicy : No summari0ing of published work without a full citation of sources 7including Internet sites, is allowed. *ailure to follow this rule will result in failure of the course. If you are not sure what constitutes plagiarism you need to consult the following o-er-iew: http://www.engl.niu.edu/composition/guidelines/plag.shtml Also see http://www.niu.edu/polisci/audience/plagiarism.shtml. ;ote: NI% abides by #ection 96: of the )ehabilitation Act of 3E@5 which mandates reasonable accommodations be pro-ided for qualified students with disabilities. If you ha-e a disability and may require some type of instructional and/or e2amination accommodation please contact me early in the semester so that I can pro-ide or facilitate in pro-iding accommodations you may need. If you ha-e not already done so you will need to register with the 1enter for Access-Ability )esources 71AA), the designated office on campus to pro-ide ser-ices and administer e2ams with accommodations for students with disabilities. $he 1AA) office is located on the :th floor of the %ni-ersity Cealth #er-ices building 7F39-@95-3565,.

-EA8*;E ASS*E;$E;TS %ee@ o, Aug. 4@ )ead 1hapter Dne and $wo of .ilk G 1liggett Economies and Cultures/ The Formalist/Substanti(ist 8ebate an& 3oA %e 9n&erstan& the Comple?ities o, 3uman ;ature ;2 CLASS 2; SE+T"5 ! LA)2- 8AF 32L*8AF The %ageningen SchoolG a European Approach1 )ead pp.3-46 of Norman ?ong HAgency and 1onstraint =erceptions and =ractice. A $heoretical =ositionI 7on electronic reser-e or on Blackboard, )ead pp.43-5F Jan C.B. den Duden "#ome )eflections on Anthropology in &e-elopment #tudies+ 7on electronic reser-e or on Blackboard, )ead. 1h. 5 of .ilk G 1liggett 8ecision $a@ing Approaches an& ;eo/ classical Economics 1h. F in Economic $nthropology by #tuart =lattner "'conomic Beha-ior in ;arkets+ 7article on reser-e, H;iddlemen and ;oneylendingI by #ue )ussell 7article on reser-e, )ead $ Company of One) "nsecurity/ "ndependence/ and the ew 1orld of 1hite Collar &nemployment/ by 1arrie ;. ?ane 1hapter 9 of .ilk G 1liggett Economies and Cultures HCultural Economics ApproachesI )ead pp.5E-@5 of Jan &ouwe -an der =loeg HDn )urality )ural &e-elopment and )ural #ociologyI 7on electronic reser-e or on Blackboard, 2ne paragraph &escription o, proDect &ue on Sept" 2' HIntroduction: money and the morality of e2changeI by ;. Bloch and J.=arry 7article on reser-e, H1ooking money: gender and the symbolic transformationKI by Janet 1arsten .article on reser-e1 )ead *ishing for *airness) ,overty/ !orality and !arine (esource (egulation in the ,hilippines/ by ;ichael 8abinyi )e-iew for ;idterm '2am E?am on 2ct" 17

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Articles by Norman ?ong Jan C.B. den Duden and Jan &ouwe -an der =loeg are from the book/ "mages and (ealities of (ural 'ife) 1ageningen ,erspectives on (ural Transformations ed. Cenk de Caan and Norman ?ong 3EE@ Lan Morcum: $he Netherlands.

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)ead 1h. : of .ilk G 1liggett "+olitical Economy ApproachesI )ead #. )ussell and ). Ale2ander "Df Beggars and $hie-es: 1ustomary #haring of the 1atch and Informal #anctions in a =hilippines 8ishery+ 7article on reser-e, )ead 1h. 3: of #tuart =lattner ";ar2ism+ 7article on reser-e, )ead Coffee and Community) !aya *armers and *air0Trade !ar2ets/ by #arah ?yon 7.inner of the 4634 #ociety for 'conomic Anthropology book pri0e http://econanthro.org/announcing-thewinner-of-the-4634-sea-book-pri0e-sarah-lyon/ )ead HInstitutionali0ing DpportunismI by #ue )ussell 7article on reser-e, *nstitutional Economics Approaches )ead 1h. A of .ilk G 1liggett Mifting 'conomies )ead "Barter and 1ash #ale on ?ake $iticacaI by B. Drlo-e. 7article on reser-e, +ome Coo2ing in the -lobal .illage) Caribbean *ood *rom Buccaneers to Ecotourists/ by )ichard .ilk -esearch +aper is &ue at beginning o, class on $on&ay ;2 CLASS ;2J" 21 2- 25 ! T3A;>SE*J*;E 32L*8AF Stu&ent 2ral +resentations: Stu&ent 2ral +resentationsG KKKComparati(e Essay &ue at beginning o, class on 8ec" 5 -e(ieA ,or Final E?am Final E?amination on %e&nes&ay# 8ec" 12# 12 00/1 50 p"m"

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