GC Anthropology Trance and Dance in Bali Analytical Application Essay

Substantive Exam Material

There are two parts to the exam (Part One and Part Two). Be sure to answer both parts. Again, there is no need for any research outside of the course readings, and additional research will not improve the scores/grades awarded.

PART ONE: Please answer the following question (3000-word limit). Use either Levi-Straus/Sahlins, Douglas, Turner, or Geertz, or some combination of them, to analyze one of these two ethnographic films: Trance and Dance in Bali (https://www.loc.gov/item/mbrs02425201/ (Links to an external site.)) or Trobriand Cricket (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYZFNRc9mKk (Links to an external site.)).

In presenting an analysis, be sure to match particular claims to evidence taken from the film, showing how the claim is supported by both the evidence and the theoretical model(s) you have chosen.

PART TWO: Please answer the following question (1,500-word limit).

Take one of the two films Trance and Dance in Bali (https://www.loc.gov/item/mbrs02425201/ (Links to an external site.)) or Trobriand Cricket (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYZFNRc9mKk (Links to an external site.)),

and ask what questions Roseberry might ask about the film. You do not have to use the same film that you discussed in part one. Be sure to note how Roseberry’s concerns might complicate a symbolic anthropological or structuralist interpretation.