· Times New Roman, 12-point, double-spaced, 1” margins
· At the beginning of your essay, include: Full Name, TA Name, Section Date & Time
· Answer one question from each of the numbered options (1B, 2A, 3C, etc.), which means you should submit answers to four questions in total. When answering the question, you do not need to repeat the question, only include your answer and the number & letter of the question you chose.
· Each answer should be about 100-125 words.
· Do not use quotations. Instead, synthesize/paraphrase the author.
· No bibliography needed. If necessary, use endnotes for references, and use MLA citation.
· Submission format: .doc or .pdf
· You will be assessed on: engagement with the reading material of the class, clarity and completeness of your answer, and thoughtfulness of your overall response.
Questions
1a) When Manfred Stegar talks about the four “pillars” of Global Studies, how does he relate aspects of “space and time” to territory and sovereignty?
1b) What are some reasons Giles Gunn gives for different scholars interpreting the beginning dates of globalization? Why do these different dates matter?
1c) How does the example of Osama bin Laden’s 2001 video broadcast represent an example of globalization?
2a) Describe one of the main debates as outlined by Giles Gunn (Hyperglobalists, Skeptics, Transformationalists), and how you agree and/or disagree with this stance on globalization.
3a) Examples of globalization often begin from an economic argument. How does Nayan Chanda differ in how he approaches the study of globalization? What allows him to conduct this study and what does it reveal?
3b) As described by Dilip Hiro, how is slavery an example of glocalization?
4a) Describe one positive and one negative aspect of the thirteenth-century Mongol empire. Why might these be considered positive or negative?
4b) Other than businesspeople, who also benefited from the Silk Road as described by Richard Foltz? How is this an example (or not) of globalization as this class has come to describe it?