ASN 902 For the Month of April: 4ASN1

Task is to meet as groups and plan a presentation on one the following topics.  The next few weeks will be your research period in order to accomplish the 3 outcomes below.  As such we won't be having regular meetings, and we meet again as class by April 26, 2019.

 Outcomes:

1) Finalize your Newsletter, submission is April 27, 2019.

2) Plan a group presentation on a chosen topic from the list below, it will be presented on April 26 and 27, 2019.  Al  groups should be ready by then, and groups will be picked randomly.

3) Everyone is expected to read all the readings as listed below.  Don't worry, they're not as toxic as some readings, they will constitute a quiz which will be administered on May 3, 2019.

For the presentation.  Form groups of 7 - 8 members.  Make sure to fill up to 7 members before proceeding to accumulate to 8.  Based on the current population, there should be very few groups (probably 1 per block) that reach 8 members.

Topics/Readings

From Sigona et.al. Diasporas Reimagined

Making a Kurdistani identity in diaspora: Kurdish migrants in Sweden By Barzoo Eliassi 45

Associational profusion and multiple belonging: diaspora Nepalis in the UK By David N. Gellner 78

The Indigent Moslems Burial Fund By Nazneen Ahmed 96

The stateless speak back: Palestinian narratives of home(land) By Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh 194

The Jewish diaspora and Israel: problems of a relationship since the

Gaza wars By William Safran 202

Weapons of Knowledge Construction: the Afghan-American diaspora and counterinsurgency in Afghanistan
     By Morwani Zafar 217

Presentation Grading

The following marks will be given for accomplishing each requirement of the task.

A. Each topic may touch on the one or more of the following migration concepts: Space (temporal and locational), Identity, Community, Homeland, Transference, Networks, Tropes.  Make sure that you explain which one was illustrated by the article.  4 pts   ___

B. Each topic to be presented by a group (composed of 7-8 members).   Groups can accommodate 1 additional member once all groups have been filled-up. 2 pts  (deduction of 6 pts for not following this)   ___

C, Each group should outline properly their topic, presented in the powerpoint.  4 pts    ___

D. Each group get 30 minutes to present.  No reading.  Be able to cross reference the concepts/theories that each article may have.  6 pts    ___

E. Use powerpoint that follows the Zen style.

The Zen Style

- there should be ample empty space in each slide, hence not crowded. 2 pts

- use the Rule of 7.  Each slide should have only 7 lines each.  A line of text should have approximately 7 words.  2 pts   ___

- use pictures.  2 pts   ___

- use media that can enrich the Main Topic discussion.  One media for the entire group.  Again use rule of 7 for the media length.  6 pts  ___

F,   For each group:  One member should submit at the comments box the list of members and their group topic by April 2, 2016.    4 pts  ___

G.  Each individual member will be graded on clarity of delivery  5 pts    ___   And on mastery of topic 5 pts   ____ 

40 pts in total