Schedule
The schedule was updated on 30 January, 2012 .
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 9 | |
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| Reading | Syllabus, especially the writing assessment page; Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities (9-46) |
| Monday | Introductions: Research, Reading, Writing, and Revision |
| Wednesday | Sign up for the CMS writing assessment by following the instructions detailed on the CMS web site. |
| Week 2: January 16: Living in Modernity at Large | |
| Reading | Handbook on plagiarism and MLA citation system |
| Monday | MLK Memorial Holiday - No Class |
| Wednesday | Galileo workshop |
| Week 3: January 23: Beginning the Research Project | |
| Reading | Appadurai, "Here and Now" (1-23) |
| Screening | Maria Full of Grace |
| Monday | Quiz; Discussion |
| Wednesday | Meet in Testing Center for ETS Proficiency Profie; DUE: Email submission of research topic |
| Week 4: January 30: Global Flows | |
| Reading | "Disjuncture and Difference" (27-47) |
| Monday | Quiz; Discussion |
| Wednesday | Discussion |
| Week 5: February 6 | |
| Reading | Mobile telephones in the Third World: 1, 2, 3, $80 Android |
| Monday | Quiz; |
| Wednesday | |
| Week 6: February 13: Global Ethnoscapes | |
| Reading | Appadurai, "Global Ethnoscapes" (48-65) |
| Monday | Quiz; Discussion |
| Wednesday | DUE: Research Paper topic, approach, and first source; discussion |
| Week 7: February 20 Case Study 1, Black Nationalism as a Global Ethnoscape |
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| Reading | King, The Birth of a New Nation; Spence [Online Reserves] |
| Screening | Eyes on the Prize "No Easy Walk" (in class) |
| Monday | Eyes on the Prize |
| Wednesday | Quiz; |
| Week 8: February 27: Case Study 1, continued | |
| Assessment | Make sure to take the writing assessment this week. |
| Reading | Online Reserves: Borstelmann, from The Cold War and the Color Line; Malcolm X, "The Root of Civilization" and "The Root of Savagery" |
| Monday | Quiz; Discussion |
| Wednesday | Discussion |
| Friday | Last day to withdraw and receive a W grade |
| Week 9: March 5: Spring Break | |
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| Wednesday | |
| Week 10: March 12: Case Study 2: Kurdistan | |
| Reading | Appadurai, "Life After Primordialism" (139-57); |
| Screening | Control Room |
| Monday | |
| Wednesday | Exam 1 |
| Week 11: March 19 | |
| Reading | |
| Monday | DUE: Research Paper thesis statement, search list, annotated bibliography, and sources |
| Wednesday | Discussion |
| Week 12: March 26: Case Study 3: Indian cricket | |
| Reading | Appadurai, "Playing with Modernity" (89-113) |
| Screening | Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (IMBD) |
| Monday | Quiz; Discussion |
| Wednesday | Discussion |
| Week 13: April 2 | |
| Reading | Stadtler, “Cultural Connections: Lagaan and its Audience Responses.” [GA View] |
| Monday | Quiz; Due: Research paper outline |
| Wednesday | Guest presentation; Discussion |
| Week 14: April 9 | |
| Reading | n/a |
| Monday | Presentations |
| Wednesday | Presentations |
| Week 15: April 16 | |
| Reading | n/a |
| Monday | Presentations |
| Wednesday | Research paper workshop |
| Week 16: April 23 | |
| Reading | Appadurai, "Patriotism and its Futures" |
| Monday | DUE: Research Paper final submission |
| Wednesday | Discussion |
| Week 17: April 30 | |
| Due | |
| Monday | Review for final exam |
| Final Exam: TBA | |
| TBA | TBA |