Pick a topic for your final paper. Your paper should focus on ONE of the followi

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Pick a topic for your final paper. Your paper should focus on ONE of the following themes as it relates to the construction of the self (subjectivity): Migration – how do experiences of migration influence how people define themselves?
Religion – how do religious and spiritual practices impact people’s sense of the self, and how are they shaped by social processes? Embodiment – how does the way you think about your body affect your experience of social violence, illness, or healing?
Environment – how do the ways that people define themselves ecologically or relationally impact their experiences of selfhood? Discipline/technology – how do everyday state practices of discipline and surveillance affect people’s constructions of the self?
Propose a different theme to me that interests you!
Research this topic through the available scholarly literature. (Textbooks,newspapers, magazines, encyclopedias, and most websites are NOT scholarly works). Find 5-7 sources that discuss the historical and political context of your topic, as well as the details of your topic. You can use non-English scholarly sources if you like. Your final paper will have two parts: (1) A historical section that connects your topic to colonialism, imperialism, or capitalism. You should reference at least 1 reading from class in this section (2-3 pages). (2) An anthropological section that describes your topic and makes a scholarly argument about how selfhood is being defined, practiced, embodied, shaped, etc. within your topic (4-5 pages). Since you only have 6-8 pages to work with, you should focus on one particular practice by a specific community. For example:
How do queer immigrants use art to negotiate their relationship to a sense of “home”? How does the everyday act of prayer shape how Muslim immigrants relate to “American” space? How do Portuguese-speaking African migrants define what it means to be Black through mutual aid to support each other?
How do Palestinians create anticolonial definitions of nationhood through foraging for wild edible plants like za’atar?
How does the everyday policing of MTA turnstiles and fare evasion affect how people in Jackson Heights experience belonging/exclusion in NYC?
How does [everyday practice] shape how [community] relates to [theme/topic of interest]? TO SUBMIT FOR PART I:
Submit:
A short paragraph explaining your topic
A list of 5-7 sources on your topic – see this guide on finding sources
Notes on 2-3 of your sources (~2 pages)

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