Part 1: The Proposal 

• Select a current event issue that you want to find anthropological solution for. Write a proposal

  • i.e. Black Lives Matter Movement, police reform/abolition, mass incarceration, equity, unemployment, poverty, health care access, etc.  

Part 2: The Annotated Bibliography

• Locate 3+ scholarly sources (history, data, analysis, etc.)

  • Peer reviewed articles preferred

• Provide a citation for this source in your References

• Provide a brief summary of the information in the article

Part 3: The Essay

• Write a 5-page report 

  • explain the issue, how its related to culture, who the stakeholders are and what are their positions/ concerns/ desires/ etc. 

  • include consider data from participant observation, pop culture, news sources, media, etc.