Hi all,
First of all: Great Discussion Today! Thanks for all the conversation. I hope that next week everybody gets to contribute.
I updated the homework based on my on-the-fly changes.
Homework for Feb 24:
1. Read (or reread) chapter 2 in Steger (take notes). Pop quiz over the five phases of globalization. Names of phase, dates, and key characteristics of each.
2. Read the first two stories in Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Interpreter of Maladies (take notes)
3. Find a story or news item about globalization on your own, and bring in a copy of it. You can find your story/news item anywhere (book, blog, newspaper, radio, tv, online, gossip, film, etc.). Make sure to write down the exact source. Write a 250-300 word journal (Journal 3) in which you explain how it represents globalization in action by referring to Steger. Also, be ready to discuss your story with the class for about one minute.
Cheers,
Sean
