POLI72021: Borders, Identities, Citizenship
Essay 80%
The task
- You must write one compulsory 3,200 word essay as 80% of your overall mark. The essay questions will be distributed by WEEK 5.
- It must be typed, and double-spaced.
- Essays must conform to the guidelines on footnotes and bibliography
| Mark | Criteria |
| 70+ |
·        Makes a clear thesis argument which addresses the question or the task. ·         Appropriate evidence/examples, especially those drawn from course readings, are provided to illustrate assertions. ·        Analysis links evidence to argument in a clear, coherent way. ·        Organization is clear, answer is well-outlined. |
| 60-69 | ·        Makes a thesis statement
·        Provides evidence in the form of at least one example ·        Cites at least one reading from the text ·        Analysis is mostly correct, makes ties between argument and evidence in a mostly successful way. ·        Organization is coherent. |
| 50-59 | ·        Thesis statement is misapplied
·        Analysis does only partially links evidence to argument or is misapplied. ·        Evidence reference is vague or unspecific ·        Citations of course material is inappropriate, misapplied or absent altogether. ·        Organization is vague. |
| 40-49 | ·
·        Presents no references to course materials ·        Contains no clear thesis ·        Organization is vague or confusing ·        Evidence cited is incorrect or incomplete ·        Analysis is superficial or fails to link evidence to argument |
| Below 40 | ·        Answer is incomplete, incoherent, or entirely unrelated to question. |
Essay Questions
- How have Critical Border Studies altered the research agenda on borders?
- Discuss key contributions of feminist scholars to the study of boarders.
- Do Border Studies need to be decolonised? If so, how?
- Maps can convey a strong message on behalf of a particular world-view (Agnew 2003: p.5). Discuss.
- ‘Passport are on the front lines of defining and defending national citizenship…’ (Salter 2004:73). Discuss.
- ‘Documents are ideological artefacts: they are not neutral’ (Navaro-Yashin 2007: 88).Discuss.
- How do diasporic identities challenge state sovereignty?
- Biometric documents indicate a different imagining of the border. Discuss.
- A refugee is created at the border. Discuss.
- How do the issues of spatial regulation affect the status of minority groups? Discuss with reference to the Roma people or another example of your choice.
- ‘Bodies not only are territory but also make territory’ (Smith 2010). Discuss
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