Crossroads in the Study of the Americas : Global Markets, Global Culture?

Global Markets, Global Culture?

Transnationalism and Displacements in the Americas

Profs. Marta Calas, Luis Marentes, and Robert Schwartzwald

UMass Registration: Fall 2000
Management 497I/ Spanish 497I/ French 497I

Lecture:
T-Th: 11:15 a.m. -- 12:30 p.m.
Herter 231, University of Massachusetts

Discussion sections:
French - M: 1:25 p.m.
Spanish - T: 11:15 p.m.
Management (in English) - T: 11:15 p.m.

Recently, globalization has become a very popular notion, but what does it actually mean in the context of specific areas of the world? This course explores globalization processes in historical and contemporary perspective in North America (Canada, Mexico, and the United States) and the Caribbean. In particular, the course considers how these regions have functioned for the last five hundred years as spaces for the developments and contradictions of globalization. It focuses on transnational issues in the region, such as management in the maquiladora industries along the Mexican-American boder; tensions between provincial governments, private enterprise, and indigenous First Nations over natural resource and energy development in Canada; and the implications of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) for cultural, political, and economic aspects of identity among the peoples and nations of the region. The course "travels" back and forth in t

This is an interdisciplinary course developed through the Five College Center for Crossroads in the Study of the Americas (CISA) and co-taught by three professors from the departments of Management, Spanish and Portuguese, and French and Italian Studies. The course is designed for juniors and seniors who are interested in understanding the intersection of culture and markets in an increasingly economically integrated world. It provides an appreciation for the complexities of globalization and a better understanding of the requirements of living and working under these conditions.

The course also has a unique format: students meet twice a week, once with all instructors in a large lecture section and a second time in smaller groups according to the student's major, or department through which the course is taken. Here, students will have the opportunity to explore additional perspectives on the issues raised in the course in either Spanish, French, or English (for Management majors).

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	Global Markets, Global Culture? Transnationalism and Displacements in the Americas Profs. Marta Calas, Luis Marentes, and Robert Schwartzwald UMass Registration: Fall 2000 Management 497I/ Spanish 497I/ French 497I Lecture: T-Th: 11:15 a.m. -- 12:30 p.m. Herter 231, University of Massachusetts Discussion sections: French - M: 1:25 p.m. Spanish - T: 11:15 p.m. Management (in English) - T: 11:15 p.m. Recently, globalization has become a very popular notion, but what does it actually mean in the context of specific areas of the world? This course explores globalization processes in historical and contemporary perspective in North America (Canada, Mexico, and the United States) and the Caribbean. In particular, the course considers how these regions have functioned for the last five hundred years as spaces for the developments and contradictions of globalization. It focuses on transnational issues in the region, such as management in the maquiladora industries along the Mexican-American boder; tensions between provincial governments, private enterprise, and indigenous First Nations over natural resource and energy development in Canada; and the implications of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) for cultural, political, and economic aspects of identity among the peoples and nations of the region. The course "travels" back and forth in t This is an interdisciplinary course developed through the Five College Center for Crossroads in the Study of the Americas (CISA) and co-taught by three professors from the departments of Management, Spanish and Portuguese, and French and Italian Studies. The course is designed for juniors and seniors who are interested in understanding the intersection of culture and markets in an increasingly economically integrated world. It provides an appreciation for the complexities of globalization and a better understanding of the requirements of living and working under these conditions. The course also has a unique format: students meet twice a week, once with all instructors in a large lecture section and a second time in smaller groups according to the student's major, or department through which the course is taken. Here, students will have the opportunity to explore additional perspectives on the issues raised in the course in either Spanish, French, or English (for Management majors).