ANTH203 -Short Essay
\nWord length: 750 words (+ or \u2013 ten per cent of the word count is acceptable)
\nDue date: Friday April 6, 2019<\/p>\n
Referencing: \u2018In-text\u2019 or Harvard style of referencing is recommended for all anthropology essays. Place a citation in brackets in the text of the essay, e.g. ‘Fox (1967, p.72) made the point that\u2026’ or ‘Fox argues that incest is \u2018not so much
\nprevented as avoided\u2019 (1967, p.72)\u2026’. This system, sometimes called the ‘Harvard’ system, is used in most anthropological publications and is the preferred style of referencing in the Department of Anthropology.<\/p>\n
Arrange the entries in your bibliography alphabetically by author’s surname. The list should include all and only the references cited in the text. Underline or use italics for the titles of books and journals. This is a very short essay. We expect you to cite
\nbetween three and five references only.<\/p>\n
Essay questions \u2013 select ONE to answer:
\n1. The anthropologist Maurice Bloch states, \u2018In all societies, sharing food is a
\nway of establishing closeness, while, conversely, the refusal to share is one of
\nthe clearest marks of distance and enmity.\u2019 Provide some examples of the
\nway sharing food establishes and reproduces social relations.
\n2. Outline at least two anthropological theories of a food taboo. For example,
\nyou might wish to compare Mary Douglas and Marvin Harris\u2019s analysis of the
\nOld Testament\u2019s prohibition on pork consumption.
\n3. Food, gender and power are intimately linked questions. Discuss.<\/p>\n
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