• Syllabus
  • Handouts
    • Writing for the Web
    • Using WordPress
    • Proposal Handout
    • Group Case Study Handout
    • Inforgaphic 411
  • Schedule
  • Case Studies
    • Old Case Studies
  • Topics
    • Political Globalization
    • Economic Globalization
    • Religion and Globalization
    • Experiencing Globalization
    • Environment
    • Global People
    • Global Things
    • Popular Culture
    • Resisting Globalization
  • About the Course
    • Fuji Lozada
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    • Case Study Guide

Globalization Seminar @ Davidson

Musings from Wildcats

Migration, a global human theme

December 8, 2016 By camiranda

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Education and Globalization

November 28, 2016 By camiranda

Mass schooling has resulted in an education system which largely ignores cultural relativism and instills attributes such as nationalism and discipline to make individuals better citizens in our neoliberal capitalist world. Because of this, standards for being considered “educated” our consolidated with assumed Western superiority, with English set as capitalism’s “universal” … [Read more...]

Food and Stuff

October 25, 2016 By camiranda

The slow food movement is an interesting one, for a lack of better words. I understand the movement as a resistance to the neo-liberal, consumerist McDonalds [plural] of the world, but, in the US, it definitely had a suburban/quinoa-and-avocados feel to it - “convivia and heritage pork!” Especially the Leitch article, the movement reminded me of a previous discussion on how the … [Read more...]

Case Study for 10/18: Viacom & Culture-Ideology of Consumerism

October 15, 2016 By camiranda

Culture-Ideology of Consumerism: Viacom media practices influencing consumerist worldview Viacom is the world’s 5th largest media company; its enterprise value clocks in at $21.17 billion. It owns major cable channels, such as MTV, BET, Logo, and Nick, as well as film companies like Paramount Pictures. As the media landscape diversifies, Viacom is actually struggling to keep … [Read more...]

Global Identity and the WSA

October 4, 2016 By camiranda

I read a bit about the World Service Authority after reading their definition of world citizen in the conveniently named World Citizenship Defined article. While I really enjoyed the article itself, it’s coming from a very idealistic place that I don’t completely agree with (there is no particularly rational argument to back up my disagreement – I acknowledge it stems … [Read more...]

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ANT 341 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 power and cultural imperialism, popular culture, the impact of science and technology transfer, and diaspora ethnicity.


Eriberto P. Lozada Jr. is a Professor of Anthropology and Environmental Studies, and Director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies. more...
Fall 2016 Office Hours:
MWF 9:30-10:30am
TR 9:00-10:00am

office: Chambers B12
tel. 704-894-2035
erlozada [at] davidson.edu

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