| Course Title: Topics in English: 'Globalization and the City' |
| Start Date: 03/18/2021 End Date: 05/11/2021 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2021 |
| Description: Through an exploration of texts from Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe, this course examines literary representations of cities, particularly those arising from historical and contemporary globalization. We will explore such themes as power relationships between cities in the Western world and the global south, migrations, neoliberalism, environmental concerns, gender and sexuality, and the unique place of world cultures amid more vexing concerns about the mixed impact of globalization. Readings will include works by Ama Ata Aidoo, Dionne Brand, Achy Obejas, Elif Safak, Virginia Woolf and others. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , MP - Multicultural Perspectives , WI - Writing-Intensive , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Carol Bailey | cbailey@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 03/18/2021 - 05/11/2021 | Flex. Immersive Seminar/Disc. | Monday | 09:45AM - 11:00AM | TBA | TBA | Weekly |
| 03/18/2021 - 05/11/2021 | Flex. Immersive Seminar/Disc. | Tuesday and Thursday | 09:30AM - 11:15AM | Weekly | ||
| 03/18/2021 - 05/11/2021 | Flex. Immersive Seminar/Disc. | Wednesday and Friday | 10:15AM - 11:15AM | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| AFCNA0001 | AFCNA: Africana Studies major | This course has been approved to count towards the Africana Studies major and/or minor. |
| AFCNA0001 | AFCNA: Africana Studies minor | This course has been approved to count towards the Africana Studies major and/or minor. |
| MOD0002 | MOD-2: Courses meeting in Module 2 | This course meets in Module 2. |
| MEET0003 | +MEET-3: Expects to meet 3 days per week, on average | This class is expected to meet 3 days per week, on average |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 14 | Available: 4 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Miss new India Author: Mukherjee, Bharati Copyright: 2011 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780547750378 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Required | 16.95 |
| Title: Ruins Author: Obejas, Achy Copyright: 2009 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Akashic |
Required | 16.95 |
| Title: The bastard of Istanbul Author: Shafak, Elif Copyright: 2007 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780143112716 Publisher: Viking |
Required | 16.61 |
| Title: Petals of Blood Author: wa Thiong?o,, Ng?g? Copyright: 2005 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780143039174 Publisher: Penguin |
Required | 14.91 |
| Title: The Lonely Londoners Author: Selvon, Samuel Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780582642645 Publisher: Longman |
Required | 15.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |
| Copies are on order at NA |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: Physical Books are not being ordered this school year. |