Hi Class,
1. I’ve posted the reading “Stage Mothers” under the Readings menu tab. Please print it out, read it, and bring it to class for Tuesday.
2. Read Chapter 3 in Steger.
3. Read “A Short Play About Globalization” by Dominic Orlando
4. Prepare for Quiz 1 by reviewing Steger and these three terms: Globalization, Global Imaginary, and Transnational.
At the end of class yesterday I was not able to articulate my ideas on Transnational/Transnationalism very well. Here is another attempt:
The transnational person passes over and across national and international borders, yet nations and regions also leave traces on the person. The transnational person bumps over, goes around, and passes through many natural and human-made borders which come loaded with institutions, socio-economics, politics, and feelings, all of which infuse the person with multiple connections and multiple fractures, resulting in a person who is transformed by border crossing and also transforms the border itself.
Best,
Prof. Scanlan
