Cultures of Globalization

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This course traces the histories of global exchange and explores how they intersect with various cultures of globalization in the present-day. This course analyzes how early exploration and colonial trade relate to global connections in the contemporary period. This course shows how historical and anthropological approaches have shed light on the importance of border-crossings and cross-cultural encounters in shaping social identities and differences; spatial cores and peripheries; and hierarchies and societal transformations. Attention to global encounters allows us to deepen our understanding of trade, civilization, state-building, labor, and global food chains. Together, these aspects of everyday life and social organization reveal the diversity and dynamism of globalization. 001340