Assignments for this course differ from the usual 2000 word essay-length. The latter are usually based on a discussion of a set reading list. Topics chosen are based to a large extent on personal preference, and so this course permits the student rather a lot of personal initiative.
Students find it hard to know how to structure practical experience on the web into their essays.
They are also unsure exactly what kinds of material they can make use of. This page lists some examples to give an impression of the variety of ways in which assigments may be structured. Starting fron 2000 students will be writing assignments directly for the web as part of the course. This website will become a running commentary on the creative synthesis students make between anthropology and the web. Their explorations can be extremely original and thought-provoking.