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Kristy A. Leissle
BIS 282
Bothell Campus
Investigates different meaning of the claims about globalization, a term often used to describe processes of change that take place across and outside of national contexts. Critically examines contemporary global processes in order to explore their impacts on our lives.
Class description
In this course, we examine the integration of nation-states through four distinct but overlapping processes of globalization: economic, cultural, environmental, and political. We then undertake a regional comparison between Asia and Africa, and analyze the extent to which economic activities on either continent can be explained by dominant narratives of globalization. Throughout the course, globalization is understood as both economic process and cultural condition. We explore the mechanisms by which markets are inter-linked—for example, through the post-Fordist global distribution of manufacturing processes—but also the ways individuals imagine themselves as global citizens—for example, through aspirations of emigration or new technologies of travel, communication, and information-sharing. Finally, we engage the critical question of whether all regions of the world are equally "globalized."
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