Cultural Diversity in a Globalizing World

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This course problema<zes the link between culture and globaliza<on, with a focus on how the poli<cal, economy, and social transforma<ons which signal the era of globaliza<on intersect and transform cultural produc<on and iden<ty. It seeks to analyze how globaliza<on influences iden<ty and culture and the ways in which these interact with social differences such as race, gender, and class. Students will become acquainted with different theories of globaliza<on and culture such as Edward Said’s influen<al theory of orientalism, Anna Tsing’s formula<ons around the ‘fric<ons’ of global interconnectedness, and Gloria Wekker’s deconstruc<on of Dutch mul<culturalism. Moreover, the course encourages students to cri<cally think on the ques<on raised by globaliza<on in regards our rela<on to our natural environment and wider ecological ques<ons, and to <e the thema<cs raised by the course to pressing issues of our day. Themes: Cultural Diversity; Gender and Ethnicity; Mul<culturalism; Orientalism; Occidentalism; Migra<on; Ecology; Capitalism Disciplinary perspec<ves: Cultural Studies, Migra<on Studies, Gender and Diversity Studies, Sociology.