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Weekly
Study Guide - November 24
For
this week you need to know the following concepts:
For a definition and example,
click on a concept and a link will open. The best way to learn
this information is to use 3"x5" index cards, writing
the concept on one side of the card and the definition and
example on the other side.
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The following questions will guide your
reading for this week and will serve as a basis for
class discussion. Please prepare an answer to the
question that corresponds with your assigned number in
your small group. You may also use one or more of these
questions as a starting point for your sixth essay.
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1.
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How does the interview with
Bhumika Muchhala illustrate student participation in a
movement for global change? How is the anti-sweatshop
structured and in what ways do students participate?
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2.
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What do Radhika Gajjala and
Annapurna Mamidipudi mean by “cyberfeminism”? How is
it something more than women just using the Internet to
write a paper for a class?
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3.
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What are the different ways
that Radhika Gajjala and Annapurna Mamidipudi use the
Internet as a tool of empowerment?
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4.
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What are the reasons that
Brecher, Costello, and Smith give to explain why most
people do not try to change power relations? What
sometimes leads people to change their mind in this regard
and work for change?
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5.
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What do Brecher, Costello,
and Smith mean by “the Lilliput Strategy”? Why do they
believe that it is effective in countering economic
globalization?
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For a printable version of this week's discussion
questions, click here.
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