Your book review assignment is to 1) read Ruth Gomberg-Muñoz’s ethnography, Labor and Legality, and 2) write a book review by 11am, November 3rd. 1. The point of a review is to take a position with respect to the book and to present a cogent, all-argued paper. Depth, originality and critical thinking in your arguments will be important part of grading.
You should use concepts we have been discussing in class (structural violence, colonialism, etc.) to guide your argument. However, the concept of the paper is open-ended. Please develop your thoughts based on the book Labor and Legality. 1. A quality paper will have a strong analysis that draws from concepts learned from the book and also from class. Your arguments should be supported by proper evidence from the book. In other words, your thoughts must be fully engaged with the reading.
Thus, proper citations, a clear structure, and also format requirements listed below would be important. 1. Format requirement.
1) Your review should be 3-5 pages (with a separate references cited page), which is a small adjustment from the syllabus. You will still need to use 1-inch margins, double-spaced, 12-point font.
2) Please review the section of the syllabus labeled “2” under “expectations” for information on academic integrity. Plagiarism will not be tolerated.
Use in-text citations per the Chicago Style Manual when directly quoting or paraphrasing an author and make sure to include a “works cited” section. If there is any other citation style you are familiar with, you can use that style.
Please refer this link, if you want to learn about Chicago Style Manual :https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/717/01/ 1. Papers should be turned in on Compass2g by 11 am November 3rd, in order to avoid the late writing assignment penalty outlined in the section labeled “8” under “expectations.” It states that,