Commodities
ANTHROPOLOGY 1002
SEMESTER 2, 2013
ESSAY QUESTION
RESPOND WITH 1750 WORDS
DUE WEDNESDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER, 2013, 4:00 PM
Download and read the article “Supply-Side Sushi: Commodity, Market and the Global City,” by anthropologist Ted Bestor. He writes:
“I am particularly interested in the ways in which networks or commodity chains—and the markets they flow through—are inherently cultural in their processes and effects.”
Compare and contrast the Bestor article with AT LEAST TWO OTHER case studies (including films) from the first six weeks of this class. Explore the ways that culture and circulation function as central features of globalisation.
In your analysis, consider:
- which cultural factors are important in making the commodity valuable to people;
- how the fact that the commodities flow globally affects their value to people in different places;
- the ways that global forms of circulation are modified/structured/organised culturally.
You are encouraged to draw on the introductory and summary insights of Inda and Rosaldo and Schultz and Lavenda in your response.
Your essay will be marked according to the following criteria:
CRITERIA AND STANDARDS APPLIED FOR MARKING
(5 – Exceptional; 4 – Very good; 3 – Good; 2 – Barely Sufficient; 1 – Insufficient)
CONTENT
Demonstrates an understanding of the topic and the sources used 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5
Answers all aspects of the question 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5
Illustrates the argument and main points with ethnographic example 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5
Applies critical analysis 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5
STRUCTURE
Clear and appropriate Introduction and Conclusion 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5
Ideas explained in a logical manner, building a coherent argument throughout 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5
WRITING
Writing style and use of vocabulary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5
Grammar, spelling and overall presentation 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5
REFERENCING
Appropriate use of sources, quotations
SEMESTER 2, 2013
ESSAY QUESTION
RESPOND WITH 1750 WORDS
DUE WEDNESDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER, 2013, 4:00 PM
Download and read the article “Supply-Side Sushi: Commodity, Market and the Global City,” by anthropologist Ted Bestor. He writes:
“I am particularly interested in the ways in which networks or commodity chains—and the markets they flow through—are inherently cultural in their processes and effects.”
Compare and contrast the Bestor article with AT LEAST TWO OTHER case studies (including films) from the first six weeks of this class. Explore the ways that culture and circulation function as central features of globalisation.
In your analysis, consider:
- which cultural factors are important in making the commodity valuable to people;
- how the fact that the commodities flow globally affects their value to people in different places;
- the ways that global forms of circulation are modified/structured/organised culturally.
You are encouraged to draw on the introductory and summary insights of Inda and Rosaldo and Schultz and Lavenda in your response.
Your essay will be marked according to the following criteria:
CRITERIA AND STANDARDS APPLIED FOR MARKING
(5 – Exceptional; 4 – Very good; 3 – Good; 2 – Barely Sufficient; 1 – Insufficient)
CONTENT
Demonstrates an understanding of the topic and the sources used 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5
Answers all aspects of the question 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5
Illustrates the argument and main points with ethnographic example 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5
Applies critical analysis 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5
STRUCTURE
Clear and appropriate Introduction and Conclusion 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5
Ideas explained in a logical manner, building a coherent argument throughout 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5
WRITING
Writing style and use of vocabulary 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5
Grammar, spelling and overall presentation 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5
REFERENCING
Appropriate use of sources, quotations