Assignments 09

INDO 1011 ASSIGNMENTS QUIZZES (20 %) 1. Thursday, February 12, 2009: This quiz will cover: - Indonesian geography - Indonesian language - Indonesian religions 2. Tuesday, February 26, 2009: This quiz will cover: - Indonesian government - Indonesian press - Indonesian school system ESSAYS (20%): 750 – 1000 WORDS Topic: of your interest. Due dates: 1. Thursday, March 5, 2009 2. Thursday, March 19, 2009 FINAL PROJECT (35%) Proposal due date: Thursday, March 12, 2009 Presentation due date: Thursday, April 2, 2009 FILMS (PART OF CLASS PARTICIPATION: 10 %) You will be required to see the following films. All of these films are available at the multimedia library, Hellems 159, at Anderson Language Technology Center (=ALTEC) on the dates listed. Check the class blog for Film Assignment details. CULTURAL ACTIVITIES: EXTRA POINTS A. The Indonesian Potluck at Hale 450, 6-8 PM: - Saturday, January 31 - Saturday, February 21 - Saturday, March 14 - Saturday, April 11 Note: Assignment in place of the Indonesian Potluck that you missed on January 31, 2009. Please post it by Thursday, February 5, 2009 on: http://www.pdfcoke.com/ 1. Please
find
information
on
Indonesian
food
or
on
tradition
ceremonies
 involving
foods.
The
information
could
be
in
the
form
of
texts,
images,
or
 films
(from
youtube).
 2. Write
a
paragraph
of
comments
on
the
information.
 3. Include
citations.


B. Lectures: B1. Friday, January 16, from 4:00 pm in Hale 230: “Perfect Order: Recognizing Complexity in Bali,” a lecture by The Department of Anthropology's Distinguished Speaker in Cultural Anthropology, Dr. Steven Lansing of the Santa Fe Institute & University of Arizona. Steve Lansing is a professor in the departments of anthropology and ecology & evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona, and research professor at the Santa Fe Institute. He is the author of Priests and Programmers: Technologies of Power in the Engineered Landscape of Bali and Perfect Order: Recognizing Complexity in Bali (winner of the 2006 Julian Steward Award for best book in ecological anthropology). B2. February 9, from 4:00 pm in the Center for British and Irish Studies, Norlin Library: Anna Tsing will give a public lecture on her research on commodity chains. Reception to follow. Anna Tsing, one of the most respected current scholars of Indonesia, is a Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar and Professor of Anthropology, University of California Santa Cruz. Her current research focuses on scientific and commercial connections involving matsutake, an aromatic wild mushroom appreciated in Japan and picked in forests across the Northern Hemisphere. C. ASIA DAY: SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2009 A day of Asian cultures celebration. The Indonesian program will participate in this event. You may choose to do your final project presentation on this date instead of at the end of the semester. If you are interested to present, please see me to talk about this.