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Calendar
SO 355
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Social Issues in Global Perspective
August
25
Introductions
Brief Lecture: Globalization–The
Basics |
August 27
Dramatic Reading/Brief
Discussion
Read: "Molly's Job" (on library reserve)
Brief Lecture: The Unholy Trinity |
| September
1
H O L I D A Y
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September
3
Video: "Banking on Life and Debt"
Discussion: Reading
and the video
Read: Eitzen and Zinn's Introduction;
articles by Giddens and Eitzen |
September
8
Simulation: The Global Economy
Discussion: Reading
Read: article by Brecher et al.;
Barker and Mander, pp. 1–10 |
September
10
Lecture:
Globalization and Poverty
First Essay Due |
September
15
Discussion: Reading
Read: Moberg,
Gordon, Ferus-Comelo
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September
17
Lecture:
The Globalization of Culture |
September
22
Discussion: Readings
Read: Barker (pp. 28–30),
Steger, Fink, Ainger |
September
24
Lecture:
Global Racism
Second Essay Due
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September
29
Read: Immigration Fact Sheet
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October
1
Guest Lecture: Dr. Kati Pletsch de Garcia |
October
13
Discussion: Readings
Read: Marable,
Robinson, Connell
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October 8
Lecture: The World Gender Order
Third Essay Due |
| October
13
H O L I D A Y
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October
15
M I D T E R
M E X A M
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October
20
Discussion: Readings
Read:
Ehrenreich & Hochschild, Parreñas
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October 22
Lecture: International Migration and Slavery
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October
27
Discussion: Readings
Read: Martin, Fox, Stein, Cockburn
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October
29
Lecture:
Environmental Issues
Fourth Essay Due
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November
3
Discussion: Readings
Read: Barker and Mander (pp.
13–19)
Singer, Batten, Roberts (on library reserve)
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November
5
Lecture:
Food and Agriculture
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November
10
Discussion:
Readings
Read: Barker and Mander
(pp. 13–27);
Rosenberg, Halweil
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November
12
Lecture:
Political Globalization
Fifth Essay Due
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November
17
Discussion:
Readings
Read: Chua, Huq, Herman and Peterson, Sager
et al.
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November
19
Lecture: Social Movements |
November
24
Discussion: Readings
Read: Muchhala,
Gajjala, Brecher et al.
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November 26 - 28
T
H A N K S G I V I N G
B R E A K |
December
1
Video: "Global Village/Global Pillage"
Discussion: Video and Readings
Read: Weller, Stiglitz
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December
3
Lecture: Living Economics
Sixth Essay Due |
December
8
Lecture: Earth Democracy
Optional Reading: Friedman,
Ghemawat |
December
9
(Wednesday schedule on Tuesday)
Discussion: Globalization and me
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