Option 1
Discuss at least 1 of the following 3 videos from the module lectures, by applying the meanings from the video to postcolonial theory, and to international business practice.
Remember that each of these video links are available within the Lecture slides, posted on Blackboard.
• Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s talk/transcript, ‘The Danger of a Single Story’
• Momondo, The DNA Journey
Option 1
Discuss at least 1 of the following 3 videos from the module lectures, by applying the meanings from the video to postcolonial theory, and to international business practice.
Remember that each of these video links are available within the Lecture slides, posted on Blackboard.
• Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s talk/transcript, ‘The Danger of a Single Story’
• Momondo, The DNA Journey
Option 3
(1) Outline an essentialist approach to understanding one of the following categories: group, culture, nation, identity, gender.
Critically compare this to a social constructionist (or non-essentialist, e.g. Nathan 2015) account of the same category.
(2) Next, discuss the practical consequences of using essentialist vs social constructionist (or non-essentialist) approaches to understanding international business and management?