ANTC
411 THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF AIDS TTH
2:00-3:15 Fall 2004 MacVicar 120
SYLLABUS
Patricia
Whelehan, Ph.D., CST, CAI/Counselor
122
MacVicar
267-2048
e-mail:
whelehpe@potsdam.edu;sflnkny@yahoo.com
Office
Hours: M 1-3; TuTh 3:15-4pm and by appointment
Books/Readings: Women and AIDS. Roth & Fuller, eds.
Killing
Us Quietly,
An Anthropological Perspective on HIV/AIDS, Whelehan, P. Available through Blackboard only.
Reserve
readings as appropriate: "The
Wedding Gift", NYT OR
(OR = On Reserve)
Nevid 1993 HIV/STD's OR
Scheper-Hughes
Human Rights in
Pilkington, Kern & Indest. "Safer Sex and
Romance." OR
Steinglass: “It Takes a Village Healer.”
HIV Plus (OR)
ther articles, links as they become available
Websites/Search
Engines: Yahoo/Google
SUNYPAEG:
http://www.2.potsdam.edu/clubs/aeg
http://www.aegis.com
(medical aspects)
http://www.vaxgen.com/mission.htm
(vaccine)
http://www.vaxgen.com/vaccine.htm
(vaccine)
http://www.vaxgen.com/qanda.htm
(vaccine)
http://www.gmhc.org
(GMHC) (politics)
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/stats/hasrlink.htm
(CDC stats)
http://www.aidsinfonyc.org/ai/about.html
(AIDS Institute, NY)
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/aids/hivtest.htm
(HIV testing in NY)
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/research/hivaids.htm
(stats or HIV in NY)
http://www.sfaf.org/treatment/beta/b41/b41sexual.html
(treatment and risk stats) (medical aspects)
http://www.aggressive.org/nurse_stat_current.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm5021.pdf
http://www.cdc.gov/nchstp/od/20years.htm
http://www.GeneEd.com
(biology of AIDS)
Google:AmFAR Treatment Directory
(medical aspects)
http://www.aanet.org/pubs/style_guide.htm
(AAA guidelines)
http://www.perfectgreeting.com/index.cfm?action=oneclick&scid=10017144(AIDSinteractivegame)
http://puffin.creighton.edu/aorg/prevention.html
Gender AIDS
website/list serve:
http://archives.healthdev.net/gender-aids/msg00870.html
Student
Services: The University supports equal access to services
regardless of disability. Any student
with a disability needing academic adjustments or accommodations should speak
with the professor as early as possible
Students with disabilities
should also contact: Sharon House, Coordinator of Accommodative Services at
267-3267, Sisson 112, or e-mail her at housese@potsdam.edu for
further assistance. All disclosures will remain confidential.
Evaluation: A
15-20 page research paper is required.
The format, deadline for submission and grade breakdown are
attached. Your final grade is 20% class
attendance and participation and 80% paper.
Grade Breakdown: 92-100=4.0 74-76=2.3
88-91=3.7 71-73=2.0
84-87=3.3 68-70=1.7
80-83=3.0 64-67=1.3
77-79=2.7 60-63=1.0
<60=0
Requirements: 1) The research paper is our formal
source of evaluation. Deadlines are
non-negotiable.
2) Class attendance is mandatory. I follow the attendance policy described in
the college catalog. After three
unexcused absences, you will be asked to drop the course.
3) Class preparation and participation
are required and mandatory. It is the
only way I know that the
course objectives can be met.
4) ANTP
150 Human Sexuality - prerequisite.
ANT Major/GEP: This
course meets the 400 Level course requirement for the
major. It fills the GEP mode SA and is
an upper division elective.
and the
directions given to me by each course instructor."
Objectives: The
anthropological perspectives of holism and relativism are the foundation of
this course. AIDS, a global health
problem, effects the species at all levels of our
being. We are going to examine
AIDS
medically, biologically, culturally, economically, politically, and
behaviorally. We will apply these perspectives to specific
groups as relevant. We will be doing
anthropology.
The agenda for this course is to reach a
cognitive understanding of AIDS which is internalized so that our attitudes and
behaviors keep ourselves and others healthy and safe.
This class will be conducted as a
seminar. This means that assigned
readings are done so that class discussion of the readings can be held. You are expected to come to class prepared to
discuss,
question, and apply the
readings. The topics are a guide and we
will proceed through them at the group's pace.
Confidentiality and trust are integral parts of the course. I will do what I can to create
a safe,
trusting environment in which each of us and the group can explore this
phenomenon. It is highly likely that we will not complete
all the topics on the syllabus.
Adjustments will be made as
necessary and class input
will be sought.
As much as possible, I will try to bring in guest
lecturers who have specific expertise in various fields of AIDS work
NO CLASSES: Tuesday, 10/12/04; Thursday, 11/25/04
PAPERS DUE: Thursday,
December 9, 2004
PAPER PRESENTATIONS: Start
Thursday. December 9, 2004; finish Monday, December 13, 3:30-5:30
PROPOSED
TOPICS
I. Intro to course
II. Confidentiality
How
to do a research paper
III. The Anthropological Perspective As it Applies to AIDS
IV. The Anthropology of Health and Illness
V. The Biology and Virology of AIDS
VI. The Epidemiology of AIDS
VII. Medical Aspects of AIDS
VIII. The Politics of AIDS
IX. The Economics of AIDS
X. Socio-psychological Dimensions of AIDS
XI. Women and AIDS
XII. AIDS and Risk Taking: Trust
XIII. AIDS
and Sexuality
XIV. AIDS and Drugs
XV. HIV Test Issues
XVI. The Personal Dimension of AIDS
XVII. AIDS: Grieving and Loss
XVIII. AIDS and Humanity: What
we've been given. Where
we go.
Roth
& Fuller: Intro
The
Anthropological Perspective as it Applies to AIDS
Whelehan: Chapter 1 (Blackboard)
Vollmer
Article (handout)
The
Biology & Virology of AIDS
Budd:
Chapter 3., Blackboard
Guest
Speaker: Dr. T. Budd, Biology Prof.,
St.
Lawrence University
The
Epidemiology of AIDS
MMWR/CDC
update
Whelehan: Chapter 2 Blackboard
Video:
"A Closer Walk"
Medical
Aspects of AIDS
Fuller
& Roth: Part II - all
Steinglass: “It Takes a Village Healer” OR
Budd:
Chapter 5 Blackboard
Video:
"AIDS Beyond the Hospital;" "AIDS" (NOVA); "Living
with HIV."
The
Politics and Economics of AIDS
Video: "And The Band Played On"
Fuller
& Roth: Part III - all
Whelehan: Chapter 9 Blackboard
Scheper-Hughes (OR):
AARG
Bulletin April 2001 OR
Socio-psychological
Dimensions of AIDS
"The
Wedding Gift" (OR)
Video:
"It's My Party"
"Psychology
of the HIV Caregiver"
Whelehan: Chapter 10 Blarkboard
Women
and AIDS
Fuller
& Roth : Part I - Chapter 1
Whelehan: Chapter 8 Blackboard
Videos:
"Matter of the Heart"
"My
Body's My Business"
AIDS
& Risk Taking
Video:
"NYSDH Safer Sex"
AIDS
& Sexuality
Fuller
& Roth: Part I - Chpts. 2, 4, 5
Nevid: HIV/STD (OR)
Whelehan: Chapter 6 Blackboard
AIDS
& Drugs
Fuller
& Roth: Part I - Chapter 3
Whelehan: Chapter 7 Blackboard
HIV
Test Issues
Whelehan Chapter 4 Blackboard
NYS
HIV Reporting Regs OR
The
Personal Dimension of AIDS
*Guest
Lecturer: Ms. Ruth Garner
Grieving and Loss
Death
Awareness Sheets
AIDS
and Humanity
Whelehan Chapter 11 Blackboard
VIDEOS: 1) And The Band Played On
2) A Closer Walk
3) Living with HIV
4) AIDS: Beyond the Hospital
5) Psychology of the HIV caregiver
6) My
Body's My Business
7) NYSDH safer sex
8) Matter of the Heart
9) It's My
Party
F
'04 ANTC 411 The
Anthropology of AIDS: Research Requirement
The major portion of your grade
will be the satisfactory completion of a library-based research paper on
AIDS. I suggest you select a topic that
interests you, since you will be
doing intensive and extensive work
on this project. 80% of your final
grade will be based on the paper, with 20% going towards classroom
participation and activity.
The breakdown for the paper
includes:
10% for topic
and initial bibliography
10% for outline
20% for the
rough draft - You have the option of
handing the rough drafts in twice. Each
time you hand in a rough draft, it should be turned in at least 3 days
before it's due to be read and graded. I will return early submissions to you within
24 hours.
40%
for the final paper
The time schedule for this is as
follows:
The final paper is due at 3:15
p.m. the last day of our class in the Fall 2004 semester, Th,
Dec. 9, 2004.
The rough draft is due Thursday,
November 18 by 3:15 p.m.
The outline is due Thursday,
October 21 by 3:15 p.m.
The top/initial bib is due
Thursday, September 23 by 3:15 p.m. Any
non-submission or late submission of any of these stages of the research paper
is recorded as a 0.0. NO
EXCEPTIONS. LATE MEANS ANYTIME AFTER
3:15 P.M. ON THE DAY ASSIGNED. DO NOT
RELY ON E-MAIL ATTACHMENTS TO GET YOUR PAPER TO ME ON TIME. IT IS UNRELIABLE.
Form as well as content are evaluated in grading.
Papers lacking references in text and/or the correct bibliographic form
will automatically result in a 0 for the paper.
Not following correct citation and referencing constitutes plagiarism, a
criminal offense. Correct
anthropological form is given here. It
needs to be followed for the paper to receive credit. The AAA website that details correct
citation/bibliography form is on your syllabus.
Recognizing that research papers create much confusion
and anxiety, sample outlines, bibliography and citation form are enclosed. There will be 2 scheduled class days devoted
to writing your research paper. One will
be a Crumb Library day to (re)acquaint yourself with resources and how to
access them. The second day will involve
a guest speaker, Ms. Jennifer Mitchell from the English Department, who will
speak to you about citations, bibs, form and content.
With each submission of a paper section - topic,
outline, rough draft, and final paper, you will give a brief presentation of
your topic. The schedule is:
Thursday, September 23: Topic: 2 minute presentation of your topic: what it is, what you
will be looking at in your paper.
Thursday, October 21: Outline: 2 minute discussion of how you are organizing
your paper. Any problems you're having
accessing resources or designing your paper.
Thursday, November 18: 5 minute
presentation of your paper: topic, content, conclusions at this point. Feedback from the class solicited.
Thursday, December 9 and exam week, Monday, December 13, 3:30-5:30: 10 minute presentation of your
paper to the class.
Having
these presentations across the semester were suggested
by students in previous Anthropology of AIDS classes. They suggested this:
1) to
get help with ideas, organization, content, resources
2) to
discuss and share ideas with others who may be researching
similar
topic
3) to
be able to present to the class all the work they did over the semester on a
topic of interest and importance to them
This has worked well and is now a
required part of the course.
This is a research paper option
plagiarism workshop.
Outline Form
Paper Title - IN CAPS
MODEL
I. Introduction
A. Subject of paper
B. Introduction of basic terms
l. example: define
HIV, HIV infection
2. example: define AIDS
C. Goal of paper - what are you trying to
accomplish
D. How will you organize your paper
II. Body of Paper
A. Major sections broken up by topic headings
B. Statement of Research
C. Findings
III.
Summary and Conclusion
A. Restatement of purpose
B. Synthesis and summary materials
eg: RISK REDUCTION AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS
l. Introduction
a. HIV infection and
AIDS are pandemic
b. Def. basic terms
c. HIV relative to
college student sexual behavior
d. Concern for
college students risk taking
l.
sexual risk takers
2.
drug risk takers
3.
time for exploring boundaries
e. College students
examined relative to
l.
subculture of college
2.
3.
college students and AIDS
4.
suggestions for risk reduction
2. Body of Paper
a. Subculture of
college students
b.
c. College student
sex and drug behavior
d. College students
risk for HIV infection
e. Problems in risk
reduction
f. Suggestions for
effective risk reduction
l.
KABP model
2.
Peer support
3.
Self interest
4.
Continued support
3. Conclusions
a.
Why college students are at risk
b.
Kinds of risks and means to reduce risk
c.
Implications of success or failure
Citation
in text:
When citing a source in text,
the reference follows the completed thought whether it is a direct
quote, paraphrase or idea borrowed from someone else.
The citation as put in ( ) with the
author's last name and date of publication. eg. Compadrazgo has been used to explain why one group
of urban Latinas
does not experience exogenous
depression (Dugan l988).
Bibliography
form:
Book: author, last name, first
initial.
Date of
publication (DOP). Title. Place of publication (POP). Publisher.
Kelly, G.
l989. Understanding our
Sexuality. Sluice Dock,
Journal article: Author, last
name, first initial.
DOP. "Title." Journal. Vol # (issue #) (month): pages.
Mead, M.
1968. "Socialization." Current
Anthropology, 12 (no issue #) (no month):22-68.
Article
from an edited book: Author, last name, first initial. DOP. "Article Title." In Title of Book. Editor's name, (ed.). POP:Publisher:pages.
Dugan, A.
1988. "Compadrazgo
as an effective depression-fighting mechanism." In Women and Health.
P. Whelehan. (ed.).
Use the American
Anthropologist as your reference guide for style to help you. (post 1973)
Web sites:
Search Engine,
specific date, title. Web
site address.
eg:
http:www.cdc.gov…..2004. (full url). Accessed 10/4/04.
The academic honesty policy of
the College states:
Students have an obligation to
themselves and to their fellow students to uphold the integrity of their
institution and of higher learning itself by l) refusing to participate, either
directly or indirectly, in acts of dishonesty and 2) discouraging such acts by
others. One who collaborates with
another in an act of dishonesty shares the guilt of the offense. Cheating, in all of its manifestations, is a
deplorable and dishonest activity, a betrayal of personal values and contrary
to the basic goals of learning and individual development to which students,
teachers and the College are committed.
Students must be fully aware of what constitutes academic dishonesty;
claims of ignorance cannot be used to justify or rationalize dishonest acts.
Plagiarism, a form of cheating,
is the most prevalent expression of academic dishonesty. Plagiarism is the misrepresentation of any
part of another's work as one's own, and is equivalent to fraud. It involves giving or receiving unpermitted or unacknowledged aid on any assignment of
self-initiated endeavor, such as examinations, papers, research reports,
laboratory exercises and computer programs, as well as art, music and theater
projects and compositions. Of special
note and concern is the fraudulent use of purchased research papers. Specific information concerning proscribed
conduct and ensuing judicial procedures is provided in the Code of Student
Rights, Responsibilities and Conduct; the Student Government Constitution; and
other relevant documents prepared by individual departments and faculty
members.
The form of plagiarism called
"cribbing" when performed in tests and examinations is theft, no less
serious than any other theft because it involves words or ideas rather than
material property. It is also unethical
to try to obtain details of a quiz or examination ahead of time. The temptation is greatest perhaps in
multiple-section courses, where an instructor may use the same questions for
different sections. In such cases, the
instructor will take reasonable precautions to discourage dishonesty, but the
prime responsibility rests with the student.
In the preparation of research
papers, book reports, essays, compositions and speeches, students will generally
utilize information gained from others.
It is absolutely necessary to acknowledge this help and
information. Manuals of instruction in
the technique of preparing reports and papers are available in the Library and
the College Bookstore. Such writer's
guides as Writing: A College Handbook or the Harbrace
College Handbook contain sections on proper form for documentation. It is the student's responsibility to learn
and apply the general and specific requirements.
Disciplinary action against those
who have been judged quilty of any breach of academic
honesty may include: l) grade reduction on the assignment in question, 2) a
failing grade in the course, and/or 3) suspension or dismissal from the
College.
Note: It is a violation of