• 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

Infographic – Global Social Movements

December 6, 2016 By samellin

Infographic - Global Social Movements: Analyzing the aspects that comprise networked global social movements. To access, follow this link: https://infograph.venngage.com/p/189429/global-social-movements … [Read more...]

Imperialist Language?

November 29, 2016 By samellin

Post for 11/29 I’m currently writing an archaeology paper that discusses the relevant theories regarding the abandonment of Chaco Canyon by its Ancestral Puebloan inhabitants around 1200-1300 CE.  In researching the topic, I learned that after several hundred years of semi-permanent use, settlement in Chaco became fixed, and Chacoan society thrived from about 600-1200 CE. … [Read more...]

Think Before You Eat

October 24, 2016 By samellin

       There’s no question that almost any type of food has a much richer and more complex history than we assume; all of the articles for the Slow Food case study provided multiple examples of food that held both a deeper social meaning and specific cultural ties to a group (or groups) of people.  One such example that is especially relevant in the Southwest United … [Read more...]

Sports as a Rite of Passage

October 17, 2016 By samellin

In their article, Besnier and Brownell discuss the concept of liminality and the differentiation of game from ritual.  They reference at least one scholar who warns against the overuse of the word ritual, likely believing that if the term is applied too indiscriminately, the social power and influence of “true” rituals might be considered less valuable.  However, it seems to me … [Read more...]

Identity Meets Media

October 2, 2016 By samellin

Responding to “The New Digital Media and Activist Networking within Anti-Corporate Globalization Movements” by Jeffrey Juris (Again)      In last week’s class, we discussed the distinction between tactical and alternative media as defined by Juris.  We seemed to come to the conclusion that “alternative” media (a form of media composed of individual sources of information that … [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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