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5260/6500 Globalization Seminar presentation schedule

Week 2 (January 29)

Shilpa, Anthony, and Wendy

Sociology of Globalization Week 3 (February 5)

Rodney and Spencer

III. Economic Globalization Week 4 (February 12)

David, Diane, Brett

IV. Global Cities Week 5 (February 19)

Spencer, Sebahat

V.  Political Globalization Week 6 (February 26)

John, Wendy

Political Globalization II Week 7 (March 5)

Anthony, Kavitha, Callie

VII. Cultural Globalization Week 8 (March 12)

 Susan, Allan, Brett

VIII. Women and Women’s Rights Week 9 (March 26)

Callie, Autumn, John

IX. Immigration and Citizenship Week 10 (April 2)

Kavitha, Shilpa, Sebahat (Saba), Alan

X. Fundamentalisms and Other Reactions to Globalization Week 11 (April 9)

Diane, Rodney, David

XI. Food Week 12 (April 16)

Susan, Autumn

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