Your second essay assignment is to analyze a case study—a book or a documentary—from the perspective of a theoretical lens that we have covered in the first half of the class. Your analysis of the case study must be in the form of an argument—convince the reader why your analysis is correct.
Your draft (4 points) should be 2 FULL pages, which does NOT include your Bibliography.
Your second draft (4 points) should be 4–5 typed pages, which does NOT include your Bibliography. It is due by 11:59 pm November 21st. The second draft will only be graded on whether you incorporate any theorists, and the paper’s length and formatting.
Formatting:
SHOULD NOT APPEAR ANYWHERE ON THE PAPER
extra spacing every time you hit “enter”—see the “Writing Resources” module for a link to a website
explaining how to remove this)
bibliography
indented one “tab” (do not use spacebar to indent)
the page
point font size, no spacing between notes
Summary of Steps of Case Study Assignment
Your first task is to choose a case study. Here are your options:
➢ The Poojari’s Daughter (my case study)
Here is the link to the film- https://sfcollege.kanopy.com/video/poojaris-daughter
Your second task is to determine what you want to say about that case study. This will be your
argument and will make up your first draft. What you choose to argue is pretty wide open. The only
constraint is that your argument must—however loosely—come from one of the perspectives listed below.
It is critical that you understand that these perspectives are not themselves arguments, but the points of
view from which you will make your arguments. For example, if you were to choose the perspective
“Religious Experience,” you must not argue that the people in one of the case studies are having a religious
experience (after all, everything is an experience). Rather, you must make a significant claim about their
experience.
❖ Religion as a Psychological Phenomenon that Provides Meaning
❖ Religion as a Social Phenomenon within Communities
❖ Religious Experience
❖ The Sacred and Profane
❖ Religion and Economic Class
❖ Religion and Gender
❖ Religion and Violence
Your third task is to consider which theorists we have read in the course are relevant to your
argument. The theorists are there for support, not to create your argument for you—your argument should
revolve around YOUR ideas. Below I’ve listed suggested theorists that you might use for each of the
perspectives. You are not required to use any specific theorist for a particular argumentative perspective,
nor are you limited to using the theorists listed with each perspective.
❖ Religious Experience: James, Otto ((i think this one will go with my essay)
❖ The Sacred and Profane: Durkheim, Eliade (i think this one will go with my essay)
❖ Religion and Economic Class: Marx
❖ Religion and Gender: Gross, Juschka
❖ Religion and Violence: Ariarajah, Rambachan
Your fourth task is to write your second draft, attending to my suggestions and expanding upon your
first draft. Your second draft must incorporate at least one theorist to support your argument.
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