Introduction to Globalization SIS 123 / GEOG 123 Instructor: Dr. Matthew Sparke For Professor Sparke's home page and links to some of his publications click here Course Syllabus

Learning Objectives:

How do you make sense of people when they argue that they are 'pro-' or 'anti-globalization'? Why are financial crises, environmental crises, and health crises also now increasingly experienced as global crises? Why was the 'Battle in Seattle' about more than just Seattle? How are goods, capital and people moving around the world in new ways? How do these movements change politics locally and globally? How do they relate to national security and national sovereignty? Why does increasing global interconnectedness between countries also lead to greater inequality in countries? How are we all connected together, and who are "we"?

This course aims to help you start answering these sorts of questions by examining globalization in all its diverse forms of world-wide  interconnection. Such interconnections include economic ties, political ties, cultural ties, and social ties. These ties can be analyzed independently, but they also need to be understood in terms of how they operate in conjunction with one another to produce the overall effect that has been given the single label globalization.  When it is talked about in this singular way, globalization often seems overpowering, inevitable and unstoppable, and the first two weeks of the course address how the term 'globalization' is often used like this in political speech in order to achieve particular political goals. However, by moving on to also learn about some of the actual component ties connecting the world together more tightly you will be able to see globalization as something less monolithic, something that is being contested and reworked, something that ties the world together in a range of both  constraining and empowering ways, something that is constantly changing, and something that therefore can also be changed.

There are 3 main skills you will develop in this class: 1) research skills, that will be developed through researching how, where and why a particular global corporation has globalized; 2) debating skills, that will be developed in section discussions of videos and political struggles such as the 'Battle in Seattle'; and 3) writing skills, that will be developed through the preparation of your independent research report on a global corporation. More generally, you will develop your literacy in global geography, as well as your capacity to read and understand the business and international news sections of mainstream newspapers. With a mix of videos and broad-based lectures, the class is very interdisciplinary in scope, serving as a gateway to international studies, political science, sociology, law, geography, anthropology, women's studies, business, economics and the humanities.

At the end of this course, you will come away with more than just some additional knowledge and skills.  More importantly, you will have learnt how to ask your own questions about global dynamics, and you will have also learnt about new resources (ranging from news sources and databases to other UW courses) that will help you set about doing research and answering your questions. Ultimately, a successful experience in this course will lead you to think more actively about how you yourself can work within global ties to change them for the better.

 

Required Texts

GEOG 123/SIS 123 Class Readings - available as downloadable PDFs from this website below when class begins. Please note the username and password for these materials will be given out in class during the first lecture.

Recommended Music

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Assessment of student work:

Midterm Exam Tuesday October 25 in class)	25%
Final Exam Tuesday, December 13, 2011,1030-1220, KNE 120	35%
Research project /Service Learning	40%

Please note that the average grade for the class is about 84% or 3.0. For a more detailed breakdown see the 123 grade guide

For opportunities for extra credit click here or scroll to list at bottom of this page

Definitions of student work:

a) The midterm exam

This will be an in-class (closed-book) exam consisting of multiple choice questions relating to people, place-names, processes and key terms discussed in class and the class text.

b) The final exam

This will be a 1 hour 50 min (closed-book) exam consisting of 40 short answer identifications and 1 essay. The exam will be Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 1030-1220, KNE 120. It will test your knowledge of what has been taught in lectures throughout the quarter. This exam is worth 35% of the final grade.

c) Research work  (please note in Fall 2011 some students will be able to do service learning instead of a research paper. Information on the requirements for this service learning option will be announced in class)

The research work which will contribute 40% towards your final grade consists of three different gradable components. The focus of the research will be to investigate how a large transnational corporation (TNC) has globalized. You will have to find out where it has globalized to, why it has globalized, when it has globalized and how. The overarching goal is to enable you to conduct and write-up a significant piece of independent research. The aim is also to help you see how you can bring together insights from lectures and already exisiting academic writing with primary research conducted by yourself on a large corporation you are especially interested in. The teaching assistants (TAs) will guide this research process and will evaluate you not just on your final research report (worth 25% of overall grade), but also on your contributions to section workshop discussions (worth 5% of overall grade) your initiative as a researcher (worth 5% of overall grade) and your end of quarter online maps (worth 5% of the overall grade). Each of these components is discussed in turn below.

i) Research Report For a template guide for writing the report click here. The research report itself should be between 10 & 12 pages long (approx. 3,000 words). It should be double-spaced, in 12 point characters in the 'Times New Roman' font, and should include at least one map (which should take the form of a screen grab image of your online map). The report must use examples of wider trends of which the particular business you are investigating is part. You should use the Harvard reference system.

Research reports should be your own work and must not be copied or otherwise plagiarized from another source whether it be an internet site or another student. In the case of plagiarism students will receive 0% for the whole research work component of the grade (40% of total). They may also, depending on the severity of the case and its legal implications, be referred to the university administration.

ii) Section contributions Sometimes your quiz sections will be used to clarify the class material, including lectures, readings and exam review sheets. In addition, you will sometimes be expected to discuss additional materials in section: a) There are a number of movies that you are required to watch and these will be discussed in section; b) other days will be dedicated by the TA to facilitating your primary research, also sometime using group discussions. TAs will keep track of how you contribute to the sections with these discussion and and will give a grade between 0 and 5% accordingly.

iii) Research initiative This portion of the grade will be mainly based on how well you follow the instructions for preparing your research report. If you simply follow the timetable carefully you will get between 1 and 3%. If you ask innovative and probing research questions too, you will get up to 4%. And if you also show particular initiative at setting up an interview with someone or tracking down a hard to find company report or going out of your way to investigate a complex academic literature, you will guarantee yourself a full 5%. The 3 students who excel most in showing research initiative will be given awards. Click PDF or PPT to download the librarian's lecture on how to do your TNC research using UW library resources.

iv) Online Mapping Grading will be based on synthesis, clarity and style, but anyone who has made a sincere and reasonable effort is guaranteed a grade of 4 or 5%. Check out best maps from 2011 here. Follow instructions here on how to embed your map in a class blog on Dec 2nd. For more data and maps about TNC sourcing and CEO networking, see:

http://www.sourcemap.com/

http://www.globalsources.com/

http://mapper.nndb.com/

SERVICE LEARNING ALTERNATIVE: For the grading rubric we will use to assess service learning click here. Service-learning provides students a unique opportunity to connect coursework with life experience through public service. Offered as an integral part of many University of Washington courses, service-learning provides students an opportunity to experience theories traditionally studied within classrooms come to life, through serving with community-based organizations. Choosing to engage in service-learning is a way to demonstrate your commitment to your community and your ability to link your academic studies to practical, real-world experiences. The Carlson Leadership and Public Service Center, located in 171 Mary Gates Hall, facilitates contacts with community-based organizations and will help you to coordinate your service-learning opportunity. All students are expected to complete an orientation with their service-learning organization as soon as possible after registering for service-learning (unless otherwise noted in the description). Please be proactive in contacting your organization (after your service-learning registration is confirmed) by phone and e-mail to either 1) schedule an orientation or 2) confirm your attendance at an already scheduled orientation session. It is expected that all service-learning students will have completed an orientation and begun their service-learning experience no later than Friday, October 14th. Carlson Center staff are available between the hours of 9:00 am-5:00 pm Monday-Friday to assist you. Feel free to e-mail serve@u.washington.edu with any questions you may have, or to call the office at (206) 616-2885 if you are unable to come to Mary Gates Hall 171.

 

 

 

Week by week schedule of lectures, sections, and assignments

Week 1: Introductions
Sept 29	Lecture 1: What is globalization? Click PDF Reading: After lecture 1 all you need to read is this schedule and syllabus. Read them carefully all the way through.
Section	TAs Introduce themselves and students to each other. Go over how to find the syllabus online, how to access the password protected sections, and how to get the most out of the class.
Sept 30	Extra Lecture A: What is global education? Click PDF
Weekly assignments: Read Chapter 1 of 123 Text - click here for pdf
Week 2: Globalization and Neoliberalism
Oct 4	Lecture 2: Making sense of globalization: the 'elephant' and other myths Click PDF Reading: Chapter 2
Oct 6	Lecture 3: Globalization, neoliberalism and anti-neoliberalism Click PDF and University of Texas Inequality Project Reading: Chapter 2 In addition, compare the video sections with Milton Friedman and Bill Clinton at Commanding Heights (in the People section) with the movie Another World is Possible streamed (for UW students in 123-only) on the UW library streaming page
Oct 7	Extra Lecture B: Discourses and dissent about Globalization in Seattle Reading: Matthew Sparke, "Global Seattle" and watch the movie This is What Democracy Looks Like, streamed (for UW students in 123-only) on the UW library streaming page See also any of the following reports on the similar Occupy Wall Street protests of Oct 2011! PRO:- Alternet, DNow, Indyt, Occupy Wall St, Occupied WSJ, OccupyColleges, Livestream, MSNBC, Doctors 4 99%, Adbusters, Krugman, Naomi Klein ANTI:-New York Post, The New York Times, The Seattle Times, The Wall Street Journal, New York Police D You Tube, Right Word Clips, Rush Limbaugh
Section	TAs lead discussion over the movie This is What Democracy Looks Like (additional student knowledge of the Commanding Heights material and the movie Another World is Possible is expected and welcomed in this discussion)
Weekly assignments: Prepare for upcoming debate in section by reading online the excellent textual material produced by PBS in conjunction with the Frontline show on Is Walmart Good for America? - including the Introduction, and all the subsections of 'the Secrets of Walmarts success' (click here PBS) . I especially recommend The Transforming America and the China Connection subsections, and the interview with Gary Gereffi from the PBS webpage. You might further find some great debating points in the Frontline online discussion of their show (also at PBS) . In addition, there is another more hard-hitting movie on Wal-Mart that has lots more info on how the company sets prices points for its suppliers and provides extraordinary benefits for its founding family and execs. Its title is: Wal-Mart: The High Price or Low Costand can be viewed at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3836296181471292925#
Week 3: Commodity chains & TNCs
Oct 11	Lecture 4: Commodity chains and world trade Click PDF Reading: Chapter 3 Sections A, B and C. Watch No Logo streamed (for UW students in 123-only) on the UW library streaming page For good contemporary examples of attempts to trace commodity chains and thereby get behind the so-called 'fetish' of the commodity, see PhoneStory, Behind the Label, and The Secrets of Superbrands Also check out Sourcemap, an open source website that offer maps of diverse commodity chains along with measures of their carbon footprints. There is also, for those who are interested, ongoing scholarship on the global economics and economic sociology of valuechains
Oct 13	Lecture 5: Tracing TNC growth and change from the East India Company to Wal-Mart Click PDF Reading: Chapter 3, section D. For the link to the Workers Rights Consortium webpage click here For the link to Occupy Colleges webpage click here
Oct 14	Extra Lecture C: When, why, where and how have TNCs globalized? Click PDF Reading: Compare Sourcemap and the 123 Guide to creating a MyMaps map of a TNC provided here
Section	Debate: 'Is Wal-Mart good for America?' (TA's will be watching to see how you incorporate ideas about commodity chain analysis and the No Logo treatment of commodity branding)
Weekly assignments: Begin TNC research process. Go to web review at least 5 websites of transnational corporations (TNCs) and identify a corporation to study. Remember the choice you make now you will have to work with for the whole quarter. So be sure to pick a TNC that interests you (for whatever reason) and about which you think you can track down plenty of information. Corporation listed on the New York stock exchange are required by US law to share much more information than other private corporations or businesses based overseas, so please remember this when you are choosing a TNC to study. PLease note too that your research report should not simply parrot back what the company's own website says. They should be analytical, questioning, comprehensive and clearly based on independent research. So again, don't just pick a TNC that seems to have a lot to say on its own website, and be absolutely sure to do the research before section on Tuesday 10th when you will have to tell the TA which TNC you have picked. Note too that you might also want to read some business magazines to get a sense of a TNC that will interest you . If you can't find the corporate website using http://www.google.com, try http://www.hoovers.com If you would like to explore links based upon the names of particular CEOs you are interested or based on corporate records try http://www.anywho.com, or http://www.knowx.com, or http://www.tracersinfo.com or http://www.sec.gov. Remember your key task is to answer the 4 main questions about the TNC: where, why, when and how has it globalized? So pick a TNC that you are interested in, but also one that you think will be easy enough to research. This is also a good time to check-out the library resource page that has been set up to help you with 123. Click library resources pages PLEASE NOTE TOO that the ready-to-print worksheets for the whole 123 TNC research project are availble if you click here [For students interested in creating a team to compete in the Seattle Global Health Nexus competition, post or check out options on the GO POST SITE]
Week 4: Labor
Oct 18	Lecture 6: Students, labor and the Workers Rights Consortium Reading: Chapter 4 sections 4A and 4B For the link to the Workers Rights Consortium webpage click here
Oct 20	Lecture 7 :From Fordism to Post-Fordism and New International Divisions of Labor Click PDF Reading: Chapter 4 sections 4C and 4D Also, compare and contrast some of the following worker-consumer networking websites: USAS, Business HR Resource Center, Sweat Free, CWWN, Green America, Peuples Solidaries, Maquila Solidarity Network, WRC
Oct 21	Extra Lecture D: The internationalism of organized labor and the challenge of migrant labor transnationalism Reading: Chapter 4 sections 4C and 4D. Also, please look at the charts on increasing inequality in post-Fordist America at Business Insider
Section	Hand in note to TA describing which TNC you are thinking about researching. Review material for in-class midterm. Prep sheet
Weekly assignments: Prepare for midterm
Week 5: Midterm and Money
Oct 25	Midterm Prep sheet
Oct 27	Lecture 8: Bretton Woods and Rise of Global Finance Click-> PDF - teach yourself some global finance fluency and learn about the 2009 dollar carry trade at The Financial Times, also for more valuable materials explaining global money movements, check out NPR's Planet Money (where you can find a great explanation, amongst other things, of Credit Default Swaps) Reading: Chapter 5
Oct 28	Extra Lecture E: From student credit cards to college loans to UW's credit rating: How does the discipline of debt rule our lives? Reading: Watch watch the movie Life and Debt streamed (for UW students in 123-only) on the UW library web-stream page at: streaming site
Section	TAs will be grading during section time. Please use this time to prepare your initial online map of your TNC as per lecture on Oct 21. Prepare the map YOURSELF using Google My Maps as following the instructions provided here. You may find that if you are dealing with a huge TNC like GE or Unilever that it is better to just focus on one particular commodity produced by the TNC. Watch watch the movie Life and Debt streamed streamed (for UW students in 123-only) on the UW library streaming page
Weekly assignments: .Do major substantial research into your corporation with a view to doing 3 tasks:- 1)Improving your online map (check out examples from 2009 here) 2) Find company reports of your own chosen TNC. The TNC website may itself have back issues of summary reports. If not, and if the company is a publically held corporation (listed on a stockmarket), then one option is to call the company's shareholder relations office and ask if they have an annual report. Another way is to search the internet further for reports at the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) website http://www.sec.gov or at http://www.FreeEdgar.com Alternatively private companies have to file a brief report with the Secretary of State's Dept. of Corporations, and to access these reports call the relevant Department of Corporations 3) Find at least two academic articles (or books) that discuss the TNC you are researching. For UW library support designed specifically for Intro to Globalization research work click the following library resources pages and be sure to make use of the step-by-step library guide to using the library resources too.
Week 6: Debt
Nov 1	Lecture 9: Life, Debt and Global Poverty Management Click PDF Reading: Chapter 5 , plus all you ever wanted to know about LIBOR
Nov 3	Lecture 10: Global Financial Crises Today Click PDF Reading: Chapter 5 Plus watch the movie Inside Job streamed (for UW students in 123-only) on the UW library streaming page
Nov 4	Extra Lecture F: Understanding Wall St Jargon: From Bond Bulls to Fed speak to naked CDSs! Watch David Harvey on the contradictions of global capitalism; and read about Credit Default Swaps and the perverse incentives of naked ones! Reading: Chapter 5 Plus watch the movie Inside Job streamed (for UW students in 123-only) on the UW library streaming page
Section	TAs review Midterm. Create research sub-groups for peer editing later in week 7. And hold class discussion on how today's rich country debt crises relate to the debt crises of poorer countries in the 1980's.
Weekly assignment: Write a first draft of your research report on your chosen TNC. [To make sure you have all your research on your TNC in order and in one place, please feel free to use the worksheets provided here. The report must explain where, why, when and how the TNC has globalized over a particular period of time. You must make this period of time clear in the title of your paper (e.g. "The global expansion of Coca-Cola from 1945 to 2000"). You should also include at least one map in your paper showing the spread of the TNC (ideally created as part of your online google mymaps mapping). Ideally the draft of the paper should also cite and discuss at least 2 academic articles relating to the company or its sector. High quality papers will additionally address the quantitative growth in the TNC's earnings, its changing share price over the same period, and any data you have discovered relating to its labor practices and pay rates. REMINDER: Research reports should be your own work and must not be copied or otherwise plagiarized from another source whether it be an internet site or another student. In the case of plagiarism students will receive 0% for the whole research work component of the grade (ie they will forfeit all 40% of the total). They may also, depending on the severity of the case and its legal implications, be referred to the university administration. To understand better the meaning and implications of plagiarism click here. Here is a report writing guide to help you with organizing the actual composition of your research paper. You do not have to follow this guide. It is only meant to be an extra resource to help you if writing a research paper like this is a new challenge for you.
Week 7: Law
Nov 8	Lecture 11: The global constitution of transnational trade law Click PDF Reading:Chapter 6 section 6a, plus watch the movie The Corporation streamed (for UW students in 123-only) on the UW library streaming page
Nov 10	Lecture 12: Uneven rights of personhood: the corporation versus humanitarian law from below Click PDF Reading: Chapter 6 , sections 6b and 6c
Nov 11	VETERANS DAY UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY
Section	Bring 4 copies of your draft paper to class (it must be at least 7 pages long). Share with your research sub-group.. Be sure to incoporate insights from the 2 academic articles in your own paper. For more data and maps about TNC sourcing and CEO networking, see: http://www.sourcemap.com/ http://www.globalsources.com/ http://mapper.nndb.com/
Weekly assignment: It is not obligatory, but if you want more feedback on your term paper from your TA, fully revise it as a 10 page paper to be handed in by Nov 20th. Remember to put your name and student number on the cover, as well as the title you have chosen. High quality reports should contain additional maps, graphs and illustrations, as well as the link to your online map. It is vital that the report answer the 4 basic questions set at the beginning: namely, where, why, when and how has the TNC globalized? Further writing help is provided by the following: Odegaard Writing Ctr & Geography Writing Ctr Here is a report writing guide to help you with organizing the actual composition of your research paper. You do not have to follow this guide. It is only meant to be an extra resource to help you if writing a research paper like this is a new challenge for you.
Week 8: Governance
Nov 15	Lecture 13: The rise of market-based governance and the so-called 'end of the nation-state' Click PDF Reading: Chapter 7 Sections 7A and 7B
Nov 17	Lecture 14: The Non-Governmental Organization(s) of global governance Click PDF Reading: Chapter 7 Section 7C
Nov 18	Extra Lecture G: Freedom, student choice (including recommended course choices for the future) and the challenge of neoliberalism Reading: Chapter 7
Section	Arrive at section with your written review comments on your fellow students' papers. If in doubt about how to provide useful feedback, please use this peer review rubric.
Weekly assignments: Revise term paper to hand in for final grading by noon Dec 7 in your TA's box in Smith 415. Here is a report writing guide to help you with organizing the actual composition of your research paper. You do not have to follow this guide. It is only meant to be an extra resource to help you if writing a research paper like this is a new challenge for you.
Week 9: Space
Nov 22	Lecture 15: Geopolitics, Geoeconomics and the Neoliberalization of War Click PDF Reading: Chapter 8
Nov 24 - 25	THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
Section	THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
Weekly assignments: Finish term paper to hand in noon Dec 7 in your TA's box in Smith 415. Create URL for your MyMap to enbed in class blog by Dec 2nd instructions here
Week 10: Health
Nov 29	Lecture 16: The Global Determinants of Global Health Outcomes Click PDF Reading: Chapter 9 Sections 9A and 9B see also Doctors for the 99%
Dec 1	Lecture 17: The Global Determinants of Global Health Policy Click PDF Reading: Chapter 9 Sections 9C For students interested in creating a team to compete in the Seattle Global Health Nexus competition, post or check out options on the GO POST SITE
Dec 2	Extra Lecture H: Global Health, Global Seattle and Enclaving Click PDF Reading: Matthew Sparke, "Global Seattle" PLEASE REMEMBER THAT MYMAPS MUST BE ADDED TO CLASS BLOG BY TODAY DEC 2ND instructions here
Section	Section II: TAs administer student evaluations and review class material for final exam. Click here for Final Review Guide
Week 11: Responses
Dec 6	Lecture 18: Lecture 18: Utopias: Neoliberal and Not Click PDF Reading: Review Term paper to be handed in by noon Dec 7 in your TA's box in Smith 415.
Dec 8	Lecture 19: Awards for best research initiative and best online maps. Review for Final Reading: Review
Dec 9	Extra Lecture I: Review Jeopardy for Final Reading: Catch up missed readings from earlier in the quarter
Section	Section II: TAs administer student evaluations and review class material for final exam. Click here for Final Review Guide
Click here for Final Review Guide Final Examination Tuesday, December 13, 2011,1030-1220, KNE 120

Extra credit is also available in this class for going to lectures listed immediately below this note (and proving your attendance to your TA with a short paragraph statement explaining what you personally learned from the lecture/film/event relating to globalization). You can get a maximum of 6% extra credit this way over the quarter, 1% per lecture added to your overall % grade.

Extra credit lectures for Fall 2011 (please check back here as I frequently add newly announced events on campus)

Sept 27th Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, Our Common Future: Sustainable Development in a Deteriorating World, Meany Hall, 6:30 pm

Sept 28th Critical Development Forum, Mary Gates Hall 258 12:00-1:00pm more information on CDF

Oct 6th, Azza Nofly, Jane Godia, and Olive Mtema, Global Health Panel on Women's Health and Intl Development, Foege Auditorium, 3720 15th Avenue NE

Oct 10th, Professor Resat Kesaba and Jackson School Colleages reflect on the global changes in the world after 9/11, Seattle Town Hall DOWNSTAIRS off Seneca, 7:30-9:00 PM

Oct 12th Joseph Kahn, Deputy Foreign Editor, The New York Times, Is China Remaking the World? Kane 220 7:00pm

Oct 13th Professor Jeffrey Sachs, A Plan to Rebuild our Economy and Politics, Advance tickets are $5 at Brown Paper Tickets or 800/838-3006. 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM. TOWN HALL Daniel's Recital Hall (5th & Columbia).

Oct 13 Alex Perry, TIME’s Africa Bureau Chief , Lifeblood: How to Change the World One Dead Mosquito at a Time, Seattle BioMed, 307 Westlake Ave N, Seattle, WA 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM Open Networking Reception Info

Oct 14th Jon Beasley-Murray, New Latin American Cinema: Posthegemony and Affect 1:00 PM, Communications 202

Oct 15th, Tomas Sedlacek, Economics of Good and Evil: A Czech Perspective, Walker Ames Room (Kane Hall) 7:00pm

Oct 17th Daniel Yergin: The Quest for Oil Shapes Our World 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM. TOWN HALL, Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue. $5.

Oct 18th to Oct 30th, Spend 30 minutes perusing the exhibit on Open Access in the Allen Library Lobby entitled "Sharing Ideas, Expanding Knowledge." Be sure to address the neoliberalization of IP norms in your one paragrah response.

Oct 19th UW Study Abroad Fair, Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Mary Gates Hall More information

Oct 24th, Sustainability Summit Movies: Carbon Nation, and Zero Waste, with an intermission presentation from the Real Food Challenge, Walker Ames 5PM to 9PM

Oct 25th Alan Johnson, The Final Frontier: Why LGBT Global Rights are a Game Changer, and Will Liberate Us All, William H. Foege Building, Auditorium, Room S-060, 3720 15th Ave NE, 4:30 - 5:30pm

Nov 3rd Robyn Rodriguez on 'Migrants for Export: How the Philippine Brokers Labor to the World' 4:30 PM Savery 245

Nov 3rd David Bacon, Immigration and Labor 6:00 PM, Savery Hall, Room 260, UW Seattle

Nov 4th Robyn Rodriguez on Filipino Labor in the United States 10:30 AM Architecture 160

Nov. 4th Professor James Tully, Two Traditions of Human Rights 2:00 PM, Gowen Hall 1-A

Nov 4th Critical Development Forum, What is the potential of Occupy Wall Street to improve the lives of people globally? Foege Hall (15th Ave NE & NE Pacific St), South Auditorium (S-060), 4:30pm

Nov 7th  Luz Rivera Martínez, Sowing Struggle: Urban and rural social movements in Tlaxcala, Mexico Noon, Communication 202

Nov. 7th Emerging Issues in Biological Futures II: A Panel Discussion on Global Health, 4:00-5:30pm, Communications 206

Nov 8th Professor Benedict Anderson, Long Live Shame! The Good Side of Nations and Nationalism, Kane Hall 120 at 6:30 pm

Nov 9th Free Movie: "Manufactured Landscapes," 2:30 - 4:30 Allen Auditorium, part of the Dept of Geography Reel to Real movie series

Nov 12th Paul Gilding and John de Graaf, It’s time to stop chasing economic growth as our highest goal, Kane Hall 210, at 7 p.m

Nov 16th Professor Lance Bennett discusses the movie This Is What Democracy Looks Like and the current Occupy Seattle phenomenon, 2:30pm in UW’s Allen Auditorium.

Nov 16th Movie, They Go to Die, The director of the film, Jonathan Smith, also Director of the Visual Ethnography Project, Yale University will be present. Sieg Hall, 134 6:00pm

Nov 17th Professor Wendy Brown, Devolution, Responsibilisation, and Citizenship in Neoliberal Rationality, Kane120, 6:00pm

Nov 17th Maya Enista Smith, CEO of Mobilize.org, invites the public to join a conversation on improving democracy in this ever-changing media landscape, Kane Hall 110, from 7 – 8:30

Nov 18th Cascadia conference with guest lectures on neoliberalism and policy by Professors Jamie Peck, Kim England, and Eugene McCann, Smith Hall, 120 5:30pm

Nov 19th Casacdia conference graduate research presentations Smith Hall all day

Nov 30th Free Movie: "Malls R' Us," 2:30 - 4:30 Allen Auditorium, part of the Dept of Geography Reel to Real movie series

Nov 30th Professor Lance Bennett, The Democratization of Truth: Communication and the Crisis of Contemporary Politics 7 p.m.Kane Hall, Room 130

Dec 1st WORLD AIDS DAY EVENT, Unequal Infection: How Inequality Fuels the Global AIDS Pandemic, 3:30-5:30, Smith 120

 

> Other extra credit options for students who have been unable to attend any of the above:

a) Write a paragraph on what connects the following photos link, and provide 4 others from 4 other places around the world where similar protests anticipated and preceded Occupy Wall St: Global Spread of Occupy Movement

b) Write and give to your TA a final stanza for the John Masefield Cargoes poem that brings his reflections on global trade up to date.

c) Check out the website Radical Cartography for inspiration and then use the google my maps tools you have studied in class to create your own remapping of a key aspect of globalizaton, including any themes such as Money, Labor, Law and Health, addressed in the class.

d) Watch any of the following movies, and then write a paragraph discussing what they teach about neoliberal globalization specifically: The Constant Gardener, Zeitgeist Addendum, and, if you can find a copy of it, http://www.sweetcrudemovie.com/ .