ANTH 6306 Class Discussion Activity

What is an imaginary?

• An imaginary friend

• something in your head

• the set of values, institutions, laws and symbols through which people imagine their social whole

• Sepa la bola (Spanish for "who knows")

What is a theoretical framework?

• A theoretical what know?

• a review of existing theories that can be used as a roadmap for your argument

• is the most important sentence in your essay

• is what prevents viruses to enter your computer

What is the difference between Xenophobia and Xenophilia?

• one sounds creepy and the other one sounds scary

• the first one is a fear of anything foreign and the second one is attraction for anything foreign

• the first one is fear of the government and the other one is love for the government

• the first one is about hate all forms of art and the other one is love for all forms of art

What is the difference between an invader and an immigrant?

• Hold on, I need to google this answer first

• An invader wants to take away your freedom and an immigrant wants to take your job

• An invader is an alien from outer space and an immigrant is an non-resident alien

• An invader is looking for war while an immigrant is just looking for a place to live

Compare and contrast mobility and immobility

Why does mobility matter in the borderlands?

How does Ticktin define and describe counter-politics? (Use page numbers)

Locate a quotation from "Borders" that describes Ticktin's argument. *Don not use the abstract

How does Ticktin describe the conflict in Palestine? and why does this matter when thinking about borderlands?