First-Year Seminar '07-'08
"What in the World Is Globalization?"
 

 

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Spring 2008 Calendar

 Jan. 15 (T)       in class: get into groups for presentation on presidential candidates’ positions

 Jan. 17 (Th)     due: over-vacation paper on current news
                         in class: present, discuss over-vacation paper

 Jan. 21 (M)      meet in Simons computer room G60 to research candidates’ positions
                        have read “Author’s Notes” to The Glass Palace, pp. 471-5

 Jan. 23 (W)      due: presentations on presidential candidates’ positions
                        have read Glass Palace ch. 1-3 (pp. 3-31)

 Jan. 25 (F)       due: more presentations
                       Glass Palace ch. 4-5 (pp. 32-54)

 Jan. 29 (T)      Glass Palace ch. 6-9 (pp. 57-102)
                        look up “civil society” in wikipedia
                        in class: introduction of the major research project and
                        discussion of possible topics

 Jan. 31 (Th)    Anant Bhan et al. “Grand Challenges in Global Health” PLoS Medicine 4:9
                                   (September 2007): 1456-59.  -- Academic Search Premier
                       Glass Palace ch. 10-12
                       Aung San Suu Kyi essay on democracy in Burma
                       in class: lecture and discussion on how to identify a CSO

 Feb. 4 (M)     due: report on civil society organization
                       Glass Palace ch. 13-14

  Feb. 6 (W)    Glass Palace ch. 15-16
                        in class: lecture and discussion on apparatus of communication

 Feb. 8 (F)       due: find an apparatus of communication, bring to class
                        Glass Palace ch. 17-19

 Feb. 12 (T)      Glass Palace ch. 20-24
                        Arnesen, “… Rosa Parks,” Chicago Tribune (20 Nov. 2005). -- ProQuest
                        in class: go over how to analyze an apparatus of communication

 Feb. 14 (Th)    due: Analysis of Apparatus of Communication

 Feb. 18 (M)     in class: discussion of play Death and the Maiden, showing on campus 2/7-2/16

 Feb. 20 (W)     Glass Palace ch. 25-31

             Feb. 21-22 Long Weekend

 Feb. 26 (T)      Glass Palace ch. 32-37

 Feb. 28 (Th)    due: Archaeology of Profession or CSO
                        guest presentation by Career Services
                        Glass Palace ch. 38 

 Mar. 3 (M)      due: job application letter and resume

 Mar. 5 (W)     Glass Palace, finish
                        Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech

 Mar. 7 (F)       A Brief History of Globalization ch. 1 and acknowledgements
                        in class: lecture on how to locate an issue

 Mar. 11 (T)      due: memo on your issue and exigency for issue
                         meet in library, research

 Mar. 13 (Th)    A Brief History of Globalization ch. 2
                         Tropical Fish ch. 1 and 2

             March 15-24 Easter

 Mar. 25 (T)      Brief History of Globalization ch. 3
                         Ruth Reitan, “A Global Civil Society in a World Polity…” Global Governance 13
                                     (2007): 445-60. -- Academic Search Premier
                         in class lecture: how to write a state of the debate paper

 Mar. 27 (Th)    library day

 Mar. 31 (M)     Brief History of Globalization ch. 4
                         Tropical Fish ch. 3

 Apr. 2 (W)       due: State of the Debate Essay

 Apr. 4 (F)        Brief History of Globalization ch. 5
                        Tropical Fish ch. 4

 Apr. 8 (T)        due: Preliminary Oral Presentations

 Apr. 10 (Th)    due: Preliminary Oral Presentations

 Apr. 14 (M)     Brief History of Globalization ch. 6
                        Tropical Fish ch. 5

 Apr. 16 (W)     due: rough draft of final paper
                         in class: draft workshop

 Apr. 18 (F)      due: final paper

 Apr. 22 (T)      Brief History of Globalization ch. 7
                         Movie: Up and Down

             Apr. 23 (W) Scholarship and Creativity Day

 Apr. 25 (F)      computer lab and guest presentation by IT services – location to be announced

 Apr. 29 (T)      Brief History of Globalization ch. 8
                        Tropical Fish ch. 6

 May 1 (Th)      Tropical Fish ch. 7

 May 5 (M)       due: website
                         Tropical Fish ch. 8