Schedule
The schedule was last updated on 25 February, 2010 .
All dates, times, and assignments are subject to change. Please check this page regularly to make sure that you have the most current information. Reading and screening assignments should be completed and projects must be submitted at the beginning of class on the days indicated.
| Week 1: January 12 and 14 | |
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| Reading | Syllabus, especially the writing assessment page; Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities (9-46) |
| Tuesday | Introductions: Research, Reading, Writing, and Revision |
| Thursday | Sign up for the CMS writing assessment by following the instructions detailed on the CMS web site. |
| Week 2: January 19 and 21: Living in Modernity at Large | |
| Reading | Appadurai, "Here and Now" (1-23) |
| Screening | Maria Full of Grace |
| Tuesday | |
| Thursday | Quiz 1 |
| Week 3: January 26 and 28: Beginning the Research Project | |
| Reading | N/A--Bring computers and handbooks to class |
| Tuesday | Galileo workshop; Take home Quiz 2 distributed |
| Thursday | DUE: Quiz 2;Email submission of topic |
| Week 4: February 2 and 4: Global Flows | |
| Reading | "Disjuncture and Difference" (27-47) |
| Tuesday | Discussion |
| Thursday | Quiz 3; discussion continued |
| Week 5: February 9 and 11 | |
| Reading | Mobile telephones in the Third World: 1, 2, 3 |
| Tuesday | |
| Thursday | |
| Week 6: February 16 and 18: Global Ethnoscapes | |
| Assessment | Make sure to take the writing assessment this week. |
| Reading | Appadurai, "Global Ethnoscapes" (48-65) |
| Tuesday | Quiz 3 and discussion |
| Thursday | DUE: Research Paper topic, approach, and first source |
| Week 7: February 23 and 25 Case Study 1, Black Nationalism as a Global Ethnoscape |
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| Reading | King, The Birth of a New Nation; |
| Screening | Eyes on the Prize "No Easy Walk" (in class) |
| Tuesday | Eyes on the Prize |
| Thursday | Quiz 4 and discussion |
| Week 8: March 2 and 4: Case Study 1, continued | |
| Reading | Borstelmann, from The Cold War and the Color Line [GA View]; Malcolm X, "The Root of Civilization" and "The Root of Savagery" [GA View Reserves] |
| Tuesday | Discussion |
| Thursday | Exam 1 |
| Friday | Last day to withdraw and receive a W grade |
| Week 9: March 9 and 11:: Spring break | |
| Tuesday | Spring Break |
| Thursday | Spring Break |
| Week 10: March 16 and 18: Case Study 2: Kurdistan | |
| Reading | Al Manar articles (linked from study guide) |
| Screening | Turtles Can Fly and Control Room |
| Tuesday | In-class screening |
| Thursday | In-class screening |
| Week 11: March 23 and 25 | |
| Reading | Appadurai, "Life After Primordialism" (139-57); |
| Screening | YouTube IED videos in class |
| Tuesday | DUE: Research Paper outline; Workshop: peer review of outlines DUE: Research Paper thesis statement, search list, annotated bibliography, and sources |
| Thursday | Quiz 6; Discussion |
| Week 12: March 30 and April 1: Case Study 3: Indian cricket | |
| Reading | Appadurai, "Playing with Modernity" (89-113) |
| Screening | Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (IMBD) |
| Tuesday | Quiz 7 and discussion |
| Thursday | |
| Week 13: April 6 and 8 | |
| Reading | Stadtler, “Cultural Connections: Lagaan and its Audience Responses.” [GA View] |
| Tuesday | |
| Thursday | Quiz 8 and discussion |
| Week 14: April 13 and 15 | |
| Reading | n/a |
| Tuesday | |
| Thursday | Presentations |
| Week 15: April 20 and 22 | |
| Reading | n/a |
| Tuesday | Presentations |
| Thursday | Presentations |
| Week 16: April 27 and 29 | |
| Reading | Appadurai, "Patriotism and its Futures" Handler, review of Appadurai in National Identities [GA View] |
| Tuesday | DUE: Research Paper final submission |
| Thursday | Quiz 9; review for final exam |
| Final Exam: May 4 | |
| Tuesday | 12:30-2:30 p.m. |