Wednesday, 26 March 2014

"I should be lucky ha ha ha": The construction of power, identity and gender through laughter within medical workplace encounters.

Your third extra credit opportunity will involve responding to an article entitled

"I should be lucky ha ha ha": The construction of power, identity and gender

through laughter within medical workplace encounters. 
The authors are

Charlotte E. Rees and Lynn V. Monrouxe. This article is available in the

EXTRA CREDIT READINGS 
folder on our Blackboard course page.
After reading I should be lucky... you should write an essay in which you subject the content of

the article to critical evaluation. Which claims do you agree with, and why? Which claims do

you disagree with, and why? In what way might you expand upon, add to, or develop some of

the arguments and/or concepts in this article? These questions are intended as helpful suggestions

for framing a response to the reading. You are not required to address these particular questions

if you don't want to. You must, however, offer a thoughtful and well-argued response to what

you have read.
Please offer reasons and evidence in support of the positions you are taking. In presenting your views,

be sure to cite ideas in I should be lucky...
 that are relevant to your argument. Proper citation means clearly

identifying concepts, and indicating the article pages on which they are introduced and described.
Your essay must be a minimum of 1000 words long, typed and double-spaced. The paper should be

submitted electronically to the JOURNALS section of our Blackboard course page.
 The deadline for

submitting is Thursday, March 27. Any time on March 27 will be fine. PLEASE NOTE: 
The word

count should be printed at the top of the first page of the paper.
In grading submissions, the following criteria will be considered: topical relevance, coherence, and length.

Topical relevance means the written work must clearly relate to the assignment. Coherence relates to the clarity

of both the position being expressed and the writing. A clear position is one whose ideas mesh. Writing quality

speaks to how well those ideas are communicated. Grammatical breakdowns, misspellings, inappropriate word

choices, and improper punctuation interfere with effective communication. In order to evaluate what you say,

it is necessary to understand what you say. [HELPFUL HINT: Careful proofreading can go a long way toward

insuring that your ideas are clearly expressed.] Finally, students must meet the length requirement specified for

the assignment.

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