Part One: What makes cultural anthropology unique as an academic discipline? Explain how cultural anthropology differs both methodologically and theoretically from another humanistic (e.g. history, philosophy, religious studies, etc.) or social scientific (e.g. psychology, sociology, economics, political science, etc.) discipline with which you are already familiar. Explain how cultural anthropology and your chosen discipline would approach the study of religion in different ways. This response should cite at least six texts from our syllabus. Part Two: What makes Nightmarch anthropological? Explain what makes Nightmarch a work of cultural anthropology and not journalism. Cite Nightmarch (extensively) and at least four other texts from our syllabus. Part Three: Who should cultural anthropologists collaborate with? In this final part, critically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the methodological and theoretical tools of cultural anthropology you described in Part One. Provide two examples of research questions that you believe that cultural anthropology is well-equipped to answer, and explain why. Provide two examples of research questions that you believe cultural anthropology is not well-equipped to answer, and explain why.
