March 4th

From Durham and Kellner...

Sreberny writes in 1991 about the contradictions in examining globalism through "cultural pluralism," offering a new outlook--"the global in the local, the local in the global." How might her interpretation differ if written from today's point of view? Has the relationship between local and global factors changed?

From Prown and Haltman...

The Haitian metal box is made from scraps from an American factory. How does this seemingly simple fact mirror the relationship between the post-industrial world and the third-world?

-------Globalization-----------

I have a 3d/2d representation of globalization to bring to class, but I was watching this video from the Stax Record Vault earlier and thought it might be relevant. Original soul men Sam Moore and Dave Prater, backed by Booker T and The MGs (the best band ever) play to an audience in Holland. The audience's reaction is great and revealing when considering that Holland was even less used to seeing a racially integrated band dominate a stage than was the band's hometown of Memphis, TN.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mir8UzCkoeY