Unessay Examples (3)

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The Unessay An unessay is an opportunity to move beyond the traditional essay as a means of presenting research and arguments. It requires you not only to research a topic but also think more carefully about method and medium when you do this as you are not confined to presenting your work using a traditional essay format (although you may do so if you prefer). You respond to one of the prompts, but choose a medium and format that you think works best for you to put across your research. This could range from a short video, cartoon, painting to a Wikipedia entry that you created, a musical track, a poem and basically anything else. What is at stake is that you can show that you have responded to the prompt in a substantive, compelling and effective way. Given that this particular part of the course is focused on methods, I encourage you to think really carefully about how you plan to do the research for the prompt and why the medium of expression you will be choosing is particularly appropriate for presenting that research and responding to the prompt. Examples of an “unessay”: (source is Marc Kissel’s website: https://marckissel.netlify.app/post/on-the-unessay/ ) • a cross-stich of a human skull • a number of ‘Buzzfeed style’ lists about evolution, gender, feminist movies, and other interesting topics presented with the mix of facts and humor. • a Dungeons & Dragons style role-playing game about evolution. • attempts to make stone tools. • A website where you can design your own baby that looks at the ethics of gene editing/ • A magazine-style story on Homo floresiensis . • A water color about breastfeeding. • Comic strips about primates, the island rule, and pronoun use. • Clay sculptures of hominin skulls. • A video about HB2 law in North Carolina. • A YouTube video on intersex, set to “Born This Way”" • A play about life as Fa’afafine • A canvas about gender roles and fluidity • a ‘zine’ on socioeconomic class • a lesson plan on primates designed for 8th graders • Amazing and creative essays on diverse topics such as transgender rights, Black Lives Matter, personal reflection on course topics, and in-depth discussions of human evolution

More suggestions from Mark Kissel’s website: • Make a music video about human evolution, primate behavior, etc. (look on YouTube for examples…). • Recreate an ancient technology like stone tools, wooden spears, etc. • Make a series of songs (like a musical or opera). • Write a play. • Create a series of cartoons or a comic book that illustrates something associated with this class • Watercolor/painting/charcoal artwork • Write a longform essay on a subject (designer babies, ape personhood, eugenics) that you post to a sharing site • Create a website/Wik about the topic • Collect specific data and analyses/present it in a unique way • Make a series of Buzzfeed style listicles (with a clickbaity headline!) • Embroidery, knitting project • Do a book review of a nonfiction or fiction book related to the class (i.e Dan Brown’s Origin) • An interview and discussion with someone. Podcast example: https://christophercjones.com/teaching/ Some more examples (visuals and digital projects): https://catherinedenial.org/blog/uncategorized/the-unessay/ An unessay on graffiti: https://graffitiandnewmedia.tumblr.com

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