Wasteland Film Review and Pics:
http://www.fastcompany.com/1698070/wasteland-lucy-walker-vik-muniz-jardim-gramacho
http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2011/mar/29/wasteland-humanizes-landfill-workers/
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Monday, April 9, 2012
Liberation Theology Lecture Today
Dr. Paul Lewis will give a lecture on liberation theology in Brazil today at 3pm. Attendance is required.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Boa noite do Rio de Janeiro!
Students,
You will not meet with Dr. Kanter this week but instead will be able to watch the very same documentary from a weblink. Navigate to this link and watch the video before April 2nd. Continue your reading (as assigned) in Black in Latin America .
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/black-in-latin-america/featured/black-in-latin-america-full-episode-brazil-a-racial-paradise/224/
I look forward to being back in class with you on the 2nd. We´ll talk about some recent developments in Brazil, too.
Ate logo do Brasil!
Prof. Spears
You will not meet with Dr. Kanter this week but instead will be able to watch the very same documentary from a weblink. Navigate to this link and watch the video before April 2nd. Continue your reading (as assigned) in Black in Latin America .
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/black-in-latin-america/featured/black-in-latin-america-full-episode-brazil-a-racial-paradise/224/
I look forward to being back in class with you on the 2nd. We´ll talk about some recent developments in Brazil, too.
Ate logo do Brasil!
Prof. Spears
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Black in Latin America Website
Students,
This website serves as a good resource to our book and discussions. I look forward to seeing you on Wednesday!
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/black-in-latin-america/
Dr. Spears
This website serves as a good resource to our book and discussions. I look forward to seeing you on Wednesday!
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/black-in-latin-america/
Dr. Spears
Monday, February 20, 2012
Guided Questions (Zakaria Reading - Feb 20 & 22)
Students:
Use these questions as a guide to the chapters you are reading this week. See you next Monday. Don't forget, you can collect your exams in the Intl Programs mail/copy room on the 2nd floor of Ryals!
Chapter 5 - "The Ally"
Use these questions as a guide to the chapters you are reading this week. See you next Monday. Don't forget, you can collect your exams in the Intl Programs mail/copy room on the 2nd floor of Ryals!
Chapter 5 - "The Ally"
- Describe India's historical development in the twentieth century, paying particular attention to how politics and economic development underscored its society.
- What is meant by 'the eagle and the cow'? Why is this terminology culturally relevant? How do we compare it to China's metaphor of being a 'sleeping dragon'?
- What is the 'Hindu worldview'?
- Describe India's 'geographic expression.'
Chapter 6 - "American Power"
- Zakaria outlines several characteristics of 'American power'. They are: 'the future is here,' 'best industry,' and 'learning to think'. Explain these characteristics. Do you agree or not? Why?
- What does the author mean by 'The Hollowing Out of the Middle?' Explain.
Chapter 7 - "American Purpose"
- What is the author's purpose of this chapter? Explain.
- Zakaria outlines rules of a 'new age':
- Choose
- Build roads, not narrow interests
- Be Bismark, not Britain
- Order a la care
- Think asymmetrically
- Legitimacy is power
- Describe each of these 'rules' and establish an argument as to why or not these suggestions are legitimate.
Best wishes from Washington, DC!
Monday, January 30, 2012
WoW This Week & Upcoming Exam
Globetrotters:
We will do a verbal WoW this week from the new edition of the Economist. Find an article that is of interest that you want to talk about. You do not have to write up a summary this week but.. you do need to bring your other WoW summaries from the previous weeks to class on Wednesday. The need to be typed and placed in a 3-ring binder.
Regarding the exam: I will pass it out at the end of class on Wednesday. You have until Monday at 5:15 to turn it in. I teach from 4:20 - 5:10 p.m. in Ryals 207. You must bring the hardcopy of the exam (stapled, double-spaced, and typed) to my classroom at 5:10, or to my office or place it in my mailbox on the copy room second floor of Ryals (across from the new classrooms in the side hallway).
There is no class on Monday as you will be finishing your essays.
More directions will be placed on the exam.
See you on Wednesday. I enjoyed our in-class discussion today!
We will do a verbal WoW this week from the new edition of the Economist. Find an article that is of interest that you want to talk about. You do not have to write up a summary this week but.. you do need to bring your other WoW summaries from the previous weeks to class on Wednesday. The need to be typed and placed in a 3-ring binder.
Regarding the exam: I will pass it out at the end of class on Wednesday. You have until Monday at 5:15 to turn it in. I teach from 4:20 - 5:10 p.m. in Ryals 207. You must bring the hardcopy of the exam (stapled, double-spaced, and typed) to my classroom at 5:10, or to my office or place it in my mailbox on the copy room second floor of Ryals (across from the new classrooms in the side hallway).
There is no class on Monday as you will be finishing your essays.
More directions will be placed on the exam.
See you on Wednesday. I enjoyed our in-class discussion today!
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
New WoW (25 Jan 12)
Dont' forget to bring your Economist magazines (if they've arrived) with you to class. I'll call on you to discuss your WoW. Read the NY Times article, too. We'll crack into Keohane's 'hegemony'.
As they say in Brazil, ate mais (until later)!
As they say in Brazil, ate mais (until later)!
Monday, January 23, 2012
Courtesy of Grant Geist -- Data
Data to support Grant's in-class argument. Review at your leisure. Thanks, Grant. EKS
Recent New York TImes Article (of timely interest & discussion!)
Students:
I will bring a hardcopy of this article for us to discuss in class today. This is 'hot off the press' and is very timely with our upcoming discussions on hegemony and the 'post-American world'.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/business/apple-america-and-a-squeezed-middle-class.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
I will bring a hardcopy of this article for us to discuss in class today. This is 'hot off the press' and is very timely with our upcoming discussions on hegemony and the 'post-American world'.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/business/apple-america-and-a-squeezed-middle-class.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
WoW #1 - January 18
Hello Globetrotters!
Our first WoW is tomorrow. I understand that you may not have your magazines in just yet. Find an article at economist.com (the magazine's site) and choose one that reflects something about globalization that you find interesting. Be prepared to talk about it in class tomorrow.
Just an FYI. I broke my foot in a jogging accident on Sunday. We may move to another classroom in Ryals that is in a seminar setting (tables where we all sit) rather than our current room's lecture format. I will not be able to stand and teach over the next 8+ weeks. Come to our regular classroom but be prepared to move. I am waiting for confirmation.
Don't forget about your library reading, too. It is in the Tarver Library on reserve. Go to the front desk to ask how/where to find the course materials.
See you soon.
Dr. Spears
Our first WoW is tomorrow. I understand that you may not have your magazines in just yet. Find an article at economist.com (the magazine's site) and choose one that reflects something about globalization that you find interesting. Be prepared to talk about it in class tomorrow.
Just an FYI. I broke my foot in a jogging accident on Sunday. We may move to another classroom in Ryals that is in a seminar setting (tables where we all sit) rather than our current room's lecture format. I will not be able to stand and teach over the next 8+ weeks. Come to our regular classroom but be prepared to move. I am waiting for confirmation.
Don't forget about your library reading, too. It is in the Tarver Library on reserve. Go to the front desk to ask how/where to find the course materials.
See you soon.
Dr. Spears
Friday, January 13, 2012
Course Syllabus
I sent the course syllabus to all of you via your Mercer email and it is also on the Blackboard site.
You can log into the Blackboard site at: https://bb-mercer.blackboard.com/
Have a nice weekend! - EKS
You can log into the Blackboard site at: https://bb-mercer.blackboard.com/
Have a nice weekend! - EKS
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Good to have all of you!
It was good to meet everyone. I look forward to an exciting semester of exploration and discussion. I will have your next reading assignment in the library by 10:00 a.m. tomorrow.
Remember - no class on Monday. It is MLK day.
EKS
Remember - no class on Monday. It is MLK day.
EKS
Monday, January 9, 2012
Welcome to Globalization & Society!
Welcome to the seminar! We will meet each Monday and Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. in Ryals Hall, 206. I will also have regularly scheduled 'office hours' for this course on the same days at 2:00 p.m. in my office (Ryals, 303). Appointments can also be made for alternative times.
Make certain that you:
Make certain that you:
- join this blog (so that you will get updated information from me)
- refer to it for class announcements and weblinks
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