WGS.145
Globalization: The Good, the Bad and the In-Between
See description under subject 21L.020[J] . Enrollment limited.
Fall 2016
This subject examines the paradoxes of contemporary globalization. Through lectures, discussions and student presentations, we will study the cultural, linguistic, social and political impact of globalization across broad international borders. We will pay attention to the subtle interplay of history, geography, language and cultural norms that gave rise to specific ways of life. The materials for the course include fiction, nonfiction, audio pieces, maps and visual materials.
Readings
- [BE] = Ehrenreich, Barbara, and Arlie Russell Hochschild, eds. Global Woman: Nannies, Maids, and Sex Workers in the New Economy . Holt Paperbacks, 2004. ISBN: 9780805075090.
- Listen to the first 30 minutes of:
- Alarcón, Daniel. “Third Avenue Suicide.” In War by Candlelight . Harper Perennial, 2006. ISBN: 9780060594800.
- Menocal, Maria Rosa. The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain . Reprint edition. Back Bay Books, 2003, pp. 32–47, 72–87, 107–111, 126–129. ISBN: 9780316168717.
- SES #: 8 · TOPICS: Discuss Chamoiseau · READINGS: [RI] Ch. 1–7.
- SES #: 9 · TOPICS: Discuss Papi · READINGS: [RI] Ch. 8–12.
- Tang, Patricia J. “Negotiating Performance in Senegalese Popular Music: Sound, Image, and the Ethnomusicologist as Exoticized ‘Other’.” Journal of Popular Music Studies , 17 (3), pp. 275–300.
- SES #: 14 · TOPICS: Discuss “Seeking Asian Female” · READINGS: [JO] pp. 3–80.
- SES #: 15 · TOPICS: Discuss The Buddha in the Attic · READINGS: [JO] pp. 81–129.
- SES #: 16 · TOPICS: Discuss remainder of The Buddha in the Attic · READINGS: [BE] pp. 39–54.
- Patton, Cindy. Globalizing Aids . University of Minnesota Press, 2002, pp. ix–xxvii, 27–34, 46–50, 73–81.
- SES #: 23 · TOPICS: Discuss EU, NAFTA, TPP · READINGS: No assigned readings
- SES #: 24 · TOPICS: Team Presentations · READINGS: No assigned readings
- SES #: 25 · TOPICS: Team Presentations · READINGS: No assigned readings
- SES #: 26 · TOPICS: Final Discussion · READINGS: No assigned readings
Prerequisites & course information
Same subject as 21L.020[J] Prereq: None U (Fall) 3-0-9 units. HASS-H; CI-H
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- MIT OpenCourseWare ↗Fall 2016
- MIT OCW calendar ↗
- MIT OCW readings ↗
- MIT OCW syllabus ↗
- Historical MIT OpenCourseWare offering. Named reading entries and schedule topics are automatically extracted from the linked source pages.