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Social life/cultural biography of things

Please write a 3-5 page paper on the social life/cultural biography of an object. This can be an archaeological artifact, a contemporary object, a museum piece, an ethnographic artifact, a work of art etc. You will be expected to approach the artifact from a biographical standpoint in the light of this week's readings, highlighting its social/cuiltural/material processes of transformation. The paper should involve some library research, reading at least 2-3 scholarly articles on the object of your choice, its social-historical context etc. Note that your final research paper project may develop from this small paper.

Due: Monday after spring break (April 2nd). To be posted on the wiki (here below) and presented in hard copy to Omur (double spaced 12-font) with proper listing of bibliography. Please use author/date style as in the Weekly Schedule page.

Claire Russo Ain Ghazal Statues posted April 1, 2007 3:04 pm

Danielle Mazzeo Radios in Afghanistan: The Biography of a Commodity posted April 2, 2007 3:54 p.m.

Jennifer Caraberis Phoenician Mushroom-Lipped Jug posted April 9, 2007 9:20am