Guidelines for writing your response papers:
Write a response entry/analysis for the attached readings from “Medicine stories”
The purpose of the response papers is for you to creatively apply ideas from the course readings and class discussions to an analysis. Analysis here refers to the process of understanding concepts in the readings by identifying key elements and applying them (as a lens or framework) to the readings as a means of understanding/interpreting it. Your reading log (all of your reading responses) can also reflect your experiences with the current situation of self-distancing in order to minimize the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Course Description There is growing global recognition of the operation and structure of the intersection of disability and colonization in shaping the lives of Indigenous peoples. Recent statistics suggest that there are around 370 million Indigenous peoples across the world (UNDESA, 2009). Yet, there exists limited reliable data on the prevalence of disability among Indigenous communities on a global level. In support of this growing international recognition of the intersectional rights of Indigenous people with disabilities across global institutions, there has also been a growing body of disability scholarship examining this gap. This seminar is a space for critical examination and reflection on the challenges of bringing together indigeneity, communities of color, and disability as intersecting identities.
- The style need not be formal – it can be more creative (e.g., it may be written in the first person). However, the language needs to be academic (i.e., correct spelling, no colloquialisms).
- Your writing should be read as a continuous text. Therefore, make sure to have an introductory sentence at the opening, transition phrases to connect between different ideas and a closing sentence.
- Analyze. When you analyze, you’re taking apart something whole in order to understand or critique it. Of course, there are various ways to approach the analysis process.
- One way to understand analysis is to think about it as “reading through a lens.” Typically, an analysis assignment asks you to apply one or more theoretical approaches to another reading or object of study. That is, analysis often involves interpreting something you’re studying through the framework (the lens) of a concept, a methodology, or a theoretical perspective.
- Thus, writing a good analysis requires two steps: you need to demonstrate first that you understand the framework through which you will interpret another idea, then you apply this framework to explain and clarify an object of study.
- Tips for Writing an Analysis: Start by defining and explaining the theoretical approach you’re using as a lens for your analysis. You should summarize the concept(s) you’re going to be breaking down in your analysis. Select specific points to discuss and be sure to show clearly how you’re applying the theoretical approach to the object(s) of study Analyses are typically evaluated on their clarity, persuasiveness, and specificity
