Peoples and Cultures of Europe

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Tuesday 08 April 2008
Week 11 Day 21

Announcements

Welcome

Dr. Elżbieta Stadtmüller

Professor of International Relations and Research Director
of the Institute of International Studies
at the University of Wroclaw, Poland

Thumbnail map of Poland

EU Countries map

Poland class page

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Feature of the Day

Old Business
Italy: The makings of a Metaphor (slides) (cont.)

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Old Business

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Assignments

CEforum

Read: Europe in the Anthropological Imagination
Ch. 5 "Representing Italy"
Read: A Crisis of Births: Population Politics and Family-Making in Italy
Ch. 1 "Population Politics, Population Struggles"
Ch. 2 "Family Tree, Revolutionary Roots"

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Notes

Thursday 03 April 2008: Finished Finish Ireland (slides) #81-
Tuesday 08 April 2008: Dr. Elżbieta Stadtmüller

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Thursday 10 April 2008
Week 11 Day 22

Announcements

REM: Presentations begin next time (s2009), Week 12 Day 23....
- Term Project questions?
- If you need any special facilities, or plan to do something like PowerPoint, please let TR know in advance.
  - If you are going to use something like PowerPoint, sent TR the file as an attachment and he will pre-load your presentation for you.
The second Midterm Exam was rescheduled and was held on Tuesday, 15 April 2008
CEforum: Topic 10

Make up a Good Question for Exam II

Please post your question no later than tomorrow, Friday, 11 April 2008

Handout: "The Italian Opera," Ch. 21 of Understanding Global Cultures, 3rd. ed., Martin J. Gannon, pp. 285-318.

Today: Italy: The makings of a Metaphor (slides)

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Feature of the Day

Old Business

The second Midterm Exam was rescheduled and was held on Tuesday, 15 April 2008

Exam II

The second Midterm Exam was rescheduled and was held on Tuesday, 15 April 2008
and will cover materials up to and including today, Week 11 Day 21

This includes the lecture materials, in-class videos, e-mails, the CEforum, the texts, and the text and class materials on any of the countries considered so far in the course
This is an open-book exam
- You may bring and use your texts, dictionary, thesaurus, a writing handbook, class handouts, notes, outlines, drafts, and memos
  
  You may also use references and materials from your other classes, with the caveat, of course, that you properly cite any sources you use
- You may bring and use your laptop
  
  but you must upload your exam to your WebDrop folder at the end of the exam period
  <https://webdrop.d.umn.edu>
  
  Please be prepared to upload the entire exam as one file, if you can, including the optional take-home question if you choose to do that question
  
  NOTE: It does not work simply to type in the .rtf extension on an existing .wps file. You must load the original document and then resave it as a .rtf file type
  
  see detailed information on the WebDrop information page
Each midsemester exams counts about 20% of the final grade

You will have the choice of four (4) of thirteen (13) questions
- sample exam questions
- optional take-home question
- sample exam
  - Midterm II f2006 (pdf version) (.rtf version)
- assignments summary

Other Resources

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Old Business

The second Midterm Exam was rescheduled and was held on Tuesday, 15 April 2008
Italy: The makings of a Metaphor (slides)

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Assignments

CEforum
Read: A Crisis of Births: Population Politics and Family-Making in Italy
Ch. 3 "Field Work, Sweater Work"
Ch. 4 "Displaying Class, Consuming Distinction"
Ch. 5 "Labors of Love, Love's Labors Lost"

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Notes

Tuesday 08 April 2008: Dr. Elżbieta Stadtmüller
Thursday 10 April 2008: Italy: The makings of a Metaphor (slides) to #95, appearances

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