Re: Literature and World-Systems Analysis

Great idea - fiction can be an excellent entry-point for introducing
undergrads to the systemic, macro-sociological approach which WSN is all
about. Also: it's quite expensive to take a whole class of undergrads to KL!

I can't think of any suitable fiction book to use as a base for WS-related
discussions. Perhaps combining a book like "The last of the Mohawks" with
Richard White's "The Roots of dependency"?!

/Carl

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Till: Khaldoun Samman; wsn
Ämne: Re: Literature and World-Systems Analysis


Why use fiction when you can use reality?  There is no best way to teach IPE
or world systems than taking a bunch of students to Kuala Lumpur.

>===== Original Message From Khaldoun Samman <ibnsubhi@yahoo.com> =====
>Greetings,
>
>I have a question that some of you may have
>considered.  Fiction has been used in a large number
>of courses in social sciences quite effectively. There
>are many books to use to discuss "the sociological
>imagination," race, gender, identity, and social
>class.  Has anyone used fiction to discuss
>world-systems analysis or inequality on a global
>scale?
>
>Khaldoun
>
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Damian Popolo
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Newcastle University
Department of Politics
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