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An introduction to the cross-cultural study of ethnic and national identity. We examine the concept of social identity, and consider the ways in which gendered, linguistic, religious, and ethno-racial identity components interact. We explore the history of nationalism, including the emergence of the idea of the nation-state, as well as ethn
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- anthropology
- anthropology
- ethnicity
- national identity
- nationalism
- history
- nation-state
- conflict
- social movement
- indigenous rights
- politics
- globalization
- migration
- transnational institution
- gender
- religion
- race
- ideology
- language
- sexuality
- feminist analysis
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This course seeks to examine how people experience gender - what it means to be a man or a woman - and sexuality in a variety of historical and cultural contexts. We will explore how gender and sexuality relate to other categories of social identity and difference, such as race and ethnicity, economic and social standing, urban or rural lif
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- anthropology
- gender
- sexuality
- marriage
- nationalism
- race
- class
- sex
- globalization
- professionalization
- agency
- appetite
- identity
- transvestite
- transgender
- intersexuality
- motherhood
- fetus
- sexism
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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Everyday we are bombarded with the word "global" and encouraged to see globalization as the quintessential transformation of our age. But what exactly does "globalization" mean? How is it affecting the lives of people around the world, not only in economic, but social and cultural terms? How do contemporary changes compare with those from o
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- anthropology
- anthropology
- marketing
- globalization
- culture
- class
- economic status
- social dynamics
- technology
- capitalism
- java
- amazon
- france
- united states
- bombay
- india
- japan
- immigration
- film
- workers
- tourism
- factory labor
- global
- economic transformation
- media
- political transformation
- geographic tranformation
- history
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This class is a general study of modern architecture as a response to important technological, cultural, environmental, aesthetic, and theoretical challenges after the European Enlightenment. It focuses on the theoretical, historiographic, and design approaches to architectural problems encountered in the age of industrial and post-industri
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- architecture
- architecture
- theory
- practice
- globalization
- historiography
- phenomenology
- nationalism
- color
- drawing
- ornament
- structure
- construction
- material
- inhabitation
- gender
- class
- race
- design
- modernism
- classicism
- philosophy
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This class, required of all Master of Architecture students, presents a critical review of works, theories, and polemics in architecture in the aftermath of World War II. The aim is to present a historical understanding of the period, and to develop a meaningful framework to assess contemporary issues in architecture. Special attention will
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- architecture
- architecture
- theory
- practice
- globalization
- historiography
- phenomenology
- nationalism
- color
- drawing
- ornament
- structure
- construction
- material
- inhabitation
- gender
- class
- race
- design
- modernism
- classicism
- philosophy
- works
- polemics
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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The course is designed to provide a better understanding of the built environment, globalization, the current financial crisis and the impact of these factors on the rapidly changing and evolving international architecture, engineering, construction fields. We will, hopefully, obtain a better understanding of how these forces of globalizati
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- civil and environmental engineering
- management
- construction
- engineering
- architecture
- global markets
- concessions
- partnering
- finance
- privatization
- outsourcing
- information technology
- international
- globalization
- greatest construction projects
- project delivery system
- risk management
- megacities
- competitiveness
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This course is an introduction to the theory of international trade and finance with applications to current policy issues. In this course we will cover the basic tools to understand what determines the flow of goods across countries, i.e. international trade, and what determines the flow of savings and investments from one country to anoth
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- economics
- theory of international trade
- finance
- policy
- flow of goods
- flow of savings and investments
- globalization
- free trade agreements
- the us current account deficit
- exchange rates
- european integration
- global financial architecture
- financial crises
- east asia
- argentina
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This course explores perspectives in the policy process - agenda setting, problem definition, framing the terms of debate, formulation and analysis of options, implementation and evaluation of policy outcomes using frameworks including economics and markets, law, and business and management. Methods include cost/benefit analysis, probabilis
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- engineering systems division
- politics
- decision making
- negotiation
- planning
- wedge game
- climate change
- global warming
- nrc
- nuclear power
- nuclear energy
- nuclear proliferation
- government
- public policy
- globalization
- science
- epa
- nsf
- transportation
- urban planning
- standards
- risk
- risk assessment
- engineering
- energy
- internet
- network neutrality
- regulation
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The course examines various aspects of culture in both premodern and modern East Asia, ranging from literature, art, performance, and cuisine to contemporary pop culture (film, manga, anime, etc.).
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- foreign languages and literatures
- east asia
- zen
- japanese arts
- confucianism
- literati
- imperial china
- material cutlure
- westernization
- globalization
- japanization
- tradition
- weddings
- science fiction
- food
- cuisine
- utopia
- dystopia
- post-mao china
- china
- japan
- korea
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Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Language: English
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This instance of "Media, Education, and the Marketplace" focuses on the rise of information and communications technologies (ICTs) during the age of globalization, specifically examining its effect and potential in developing nations across the world. In particular, the class will focus on the following three components:
"Media" – ICTs,
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- foreign languages and literatures
- information
- communication
- technologies
- ict
- globalization
- development
- nations
- internet
- world
- flat
- opencourseware
- case
- study
- digital
- divide
- bridge
- wsis
- proposal
- aiti
- entrepreneurship
- healthcare
- democracy
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The concept of globalization fosters the understanding of the interconnectedness of cultures and societies geographically wide apart; America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Subject scans existing debates over globalization around the world. This course explores how globalization impacts everyday life in the First and Third World; how globalizat
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- foreign languages and literatures
- globalization; society; geography; america; europe; asia; africa; third worrld; development; contemporary culture; religion; politics; youth; developing nation
- globalization
- society
- geography
- america
- europe
- asia
- africa
- third worrld
- development
- contemporary culture
- religion
- politics
- youth
- developing nation
- first world
- cosmopo
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This course considers reggae, or Jamaican popular music more generally—in its various forms (ska, rocksteady, roots, dancehall)—as constituted by international movements and exchanges and as a product that circulates globally in complex ways. By reading across the reggae literature, as well as considering reggae texts themselves (songs, fil
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- foreign languages and literatures
- reggae
- world culture
- globalization
- rastafari
- jamaica
- caribbean music
- african diaspora
- hip-hop
- identity
- race
- ethnicity
- nationalism
- gender
- sexuality
- religion
- bob marley
- dancehall
- reggaeton
- roots
- ska
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This course introduces students to Indian Culture through films, short-stories, novels, essays, and newspaper articles. The course examines some major social and political controversies of contemporary India through discussions centered on India's history, politics and religion. The focus is on issues such as ethnic tension and terrorism, p
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- foreign languages and literatures
- bipan chandra
- ismat chugtai
- mahasweta devi
- nayantara sahgal
- amartya sen
- directors
- film
- writers
- leading parallel film makers
- shyam benegal
- shekhar kapoor
- govind nihalani
- satyajit ray
- it revolution
- documentaries
- indian culture
- globalization
- indian cities
- political events
- social events
- negotiating the "system" in india
- ide
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This subject aims to provide an overview of contemporary texts in regional languages in South Asian Literature and Cinema. We will cover major authors and film makers, writing from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Within India, we will look at authors and directors working in different regional languages and as we examine t
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- foreign languages and literatures
- south asian literature and cinema
- bangladesh
- india
- nepal
- pakistan
- sri lanka
- caste
- gender
- globalization
- social change
- ashapurna devi
- manto
- vijayan
- premchand
- mohanty
- nasreen
- adoor gopalakrishnan
- satyajit ray
- shyam benegal
- aparna sen
- rituporno ghosh
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This course examines cultural performances of Asia, including both traditional and contemporary forms, in a variety of genres. Students will explore the communicative power of performances with attention to the ways performers, media, cultural settings, and audiences interact. The representation of cultural difference is considered and how
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- foreign languages and literatures
- cultural performances
- asia
- traditional
- contemporary
- genres
- performers
- media
- cultural settings
- audiences
- globalization
- live
- video
- audio
- online
- english
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From pineapples grown in Hawaii to English-speaking call centers outsourced to India, the legacy of the "Age of Imperialism" appears everywhere in our modern world. This class explores the history of European imperialism in its political, economic, and cultural dimensions from the 1840s through the 1960s.
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- history
- history
- europe
- european
- imperialism
- 19th century
- 20th century
- political
- economic
- cultural
- africa
- india
- asia
- imperial expansion
- the rise of scientific" racism
- national identities
- social class
- gender
- colonial ideologies
- colonial rule
- decolonization
- globalization
- post-colonial world"
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