Spring 2018  |  GLOS 3145H Section 001: Honors: Global Modernity, the Nation-State, and Capitalism (49524)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Honors
Meets With:
GLOS 3145 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018
Mon, Wed 10:10AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Anderson Hall 270
Enrollment Status:
Open (9 of 12 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Social, political, economic, cultural, historical processes shaping contemporary global phenomena. Topics may include nationalism, colonialism, cultural production, environmental sustainability, globalization of economy, migration/diasporas, global conflict/cooperation. prereq: 6 cr in social sciences including 1015W or GEOG 1301 or HIST 1012 or HIST 1018 or POL 1025 or instr consent
Class Description:
In what sense has our world suddenly become "global"? What was our world before it became "global"? What theories of the world do we explicitly and/or implicitly invoke when we deploy the words "global" and "globalization"? What are the theoretical and conceptual presuppositions that make it possible for us to think in these terms? In this class, we interrogate the words "global" and "globalization" as the latest organizing elements of the varied, still-unfolding processes of modernity. For our purposes, "global studies" is ultimately about understanding the ways in which the living and non-living elements of the world are mapped, partitioned, measured, labeled, categorized, territorialized, and conceptualized at various moments in time. This is a course in learning how to think theoretically, hence the title: "Theoretical Approaches to Global Studies." Why should you feel compelled to take the course? Because, at the end of the day, the course will help you better understand our contemporary human condition, and how you might work to improve it. What sorts of global ethics should we aspire towards? How should we exercise citizenship in a globalizing world? The course is likely to be web-enhanced (URL presently not available).
Grading:
30% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
40% Reports/Papers Other Grading Information: In-class quizzes may be added to syllabus
Exam Format:
Multiple choice and/or keyword definitions, and short essays
Class Format:
67% Lecture
33% Discussion
Workload:
60-75 Pages Reading Per Week
8-9 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)
Other Workload: 1 Group Report
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/49524/1183
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
18 January 2011

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