Comps

The anthropology comprehensive consists of two components: An exam and a research proposal. The exam consists of a question that calls on a student to integrate his or her knowledge of anthropological theory, methods, and a special area (selected by the student).  All seniors are required to enroll spring semester in the Senior Seminar in Anthropology. A student who chooses to try to graduate with honors is required to write an honors thesis instead of the research proposal.  For examples of recent honors theses, see links below.  Jeff Tobin is responsible for administering the 2005-2006 comps process.  Questions about that process (including evaluation and deadlines) should be addressed to him (tobin@oxy.edu).

Honors Theses

Honors theses in Anthropology are typically the result of research that spans two years or more, often growing out of summer research projects.  Here are the honors theses written in the Anthropology Department in the past two years:

Stacey Chambers Feminist Anthropology	Sara Clinehens In Pursuit of Authenticity?	Rob Kopiec The Cultural Construction of ADHD	Sarah McDowell title
sezin rajandran terata americana	Artineh Samkian Identity at the Crossroads	Alicia Snyder-Frey French Cuisine and National Identity	Ravneet Tiwana Construction of the Sikh-American Identity
Annie Vardanian Children, Childhood, and Child Labor		Stephen Wall Evidence of the Tripartite Model in Scottish Folklore

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