Course Details
Country:
Ecuador
Institution:
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Course Title:
Globalization
Course Number:
ANT 3114E
Course Description:
This course analyzes the impacts of contemporary globalization on human socio-cultural life and the environment. After exploring various definitions and histories of globalization, we will examine case studies and ethnographic accounts of its ecological, structural, and ideological effects, examining topics such as sustainability, migration, global public health, gender inequality, global media, war and conflict, and the relations between markets, states, and civil society. Through studies of social movements and development programs, students will appreciate the role of human agency in determining the future of globalization and will question their own identities as global citizens and professionals. This course includes exercise component.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
GOVT 444, GOVT 398, CULT 320
