INTS 102: Global Networks and Communities

INTS 102-002: Global Networks and Communities
(Fall 2014)

09:30 AM to 02:30 PM W

Johnson Center ROOM B

Section Information for Fall 2014

NCLC 102 will prepare students for participation in a global society by investigating global and local issues dealing with food in a contemporary and historical context. We will consider how global and local concerns surrounding food link to critical topics such as “western” civilization, globalization, (neo)colonialism, and imperialism, among others. Students will gain an in-depth perspective of the intricate relationships between people, cultures, and food at various moments in our history. We will become familiar with some technologies that affect these intricate relationships. Our campus and local communities will be sites for experiential learning about the connections between local and global networks and communities.

Students are invited to think of how food serves as a medium to build a community and enables both individual and cultural agency. We will consider food not only as a source of sustenance but as a medium through which meaning, power, identity, and ideology can be explored and understood historically. Additionally, the production and consumption of food is increasingly affected by organizations (e.g., International Monetary Fund) and corporations (e.g., Monsanto) that operate across and beyond national borders. Rules of trade and local and national sovereignty have changed significantly over the time periods we will study. We will examine our roles as citizens, consumers, and members of communities in the current environment of globalization.

During this class we will have three field trips that will provide an alternative way to understand some of the issues addressed in our course readings and class discussions. You will work in small groups on assignments for these field trips as well as the final group presentation. More details about these assignments and the required writing for the course will be provided in separate handouts.

NCLC 102 002 is only open to students admitted into the Cornerstone's program.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 6

Prepares students for participation in a global society by investigating global and local issues in a historical context. Considers critical topics of western civilization, globalization, (neo)colonialism, imperialism, and hegemony. Students gain an in-depth perspective of the intricate relationships between people and cultures at various moments in our history. Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Global Understanding
Specialized Designation: Green Leaf Related Course, Mason Impact.
Schedule Type: Seminar
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This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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