SPIN 2006

SPIN (Summer Program In Nepal)

Pre-Departure Agenda

Until then…  

Readings Language

– Caste System, Itinerary, Schedule Language Meetings

Feb. 2 – Cox, Untouchables & Caste Lesson 1

Bista, Chapter 2

9 – Lawoti, Minorities Lesson 2, Kinship

16 – Folmar, Health Risk of Social Advancement Lesson 3, Count 1-10

Pettigrew, Maoism & Village life

23 – Davkota, Grassroots Lesson 4, Count 11-20

Mar. 2 – Bista, Chapter 1 Lesson 5, Count 21-30

9 – X X X X X X

16 – Mercier, Gender Review, Age

Talk about immunizations for trip

23 – Pandey, Religious traditions Lesson 6, animals/land

Hutt & Gellner, Religion in Nepal

30 – Family, Bista, Chapter 1 Lesson 7, occupations

Apr. 6 – Household Survey Form Review

13 – Emerson, Field notes Lesson 8

20 – Johnson & Sacket, Observation Lesson 9

Levy & Hollan, Person-Centered Interview

27 – Wellner, Structured Interview Review

May 4 – X X X X X X

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June 1 –

8 –

SPIN is organized and led by Dr. Steven Folmar, Lecturer at Wake Forest University. Dr. Folmar has conducted a total of 22 months of field work in Nepal in 1979-80, 1991, 2002 and 2003.

Steven Folmar, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Anthropology
Wake Forest University
Email: folmarsj@wfu.edu