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AN 380 04 / IS 410 01: The Global Society

Spring Term, 2001: Monday, Wednesday 11:00 am – 12:15 pm, PB 212

Instructor: Eriberto P. Lozada Jr.
Office: Anthropology Program, JH 349A
Office Hours: M, W, F 1:00 – 2:00 pm, and by appointment
Telephone: 940-9270
email: elozada@butler.edu
homepage: http://blue.butler.edu/~elozada

This course examines recent theories of globalization from an anthropological perspective, with an emphasis on the transnational political, economic, and cultural structures that are transforming local societies throughout the world. Topics include transnational religions, popular culture, and global capitalism. Special attention is devoted to debates regarding cultural imperialism, the impact of science and technology transfer, and diaspora ethnicity.

The anthropological perspective is largely a "bottom-up," comparative examination of particular social processes, and is presented in the form of ethnographic monographs and articles that describe everyday life in detail. The main question that we will be addressing throughout the seminar is the impact of transnational processes. Is globalization homogenizing different cultures to the extent that we can talk about a global society? Or is globalization resulting in local interpretations of transnational processes, resulting in fragmented yet interconnected global societies?

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  Dept. of Anthropology
  Davidson College
  Box 6969
  Davidson, NC 28035 USA

  office: Chambers B12
  tel. 704-894-2035
  fax. 704-894-2842
  erlozada@davidson.edu

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