Kenneth Guest, Cultural Anthropology: A Toolkit for a Global Age:
Chapter 11: “The Global Economy”
Chapter 12: “Politics and Power”
Students will be asked to read a supplemental article or film on political economy. Briefly summarize the article
and then compare and contrast with at least one case study presented in the text in Chapter 12, "Politics and
Power." What do you think are the larger implications? Use concepts presented in the assigned chapters to
help you develop an analysis. Please cite page numbers. (Writing exercises should all be at least 600 words.)
Unit 8 Supplement: Are Aesthetics political?Unit 8 Supplement: Are Aesthetics political?
Students will be asked to read a supplemental article or film on political economy. WATCH….Sean Cubitt
Inaugural Lecture - Political Aesthetics: Becoming Human
Here: https://vimeo.com/131517394.
What is the internet made of? How does it work? In a time when politics is played out through media, how do
the design and materials of media influence and constrain what we think of as politics? This talk asks whether
the traditional questions of aesthetics about truth, beauty and the good can also be applied to the conduct of
political life. Can ecology teach us new ways to think about both politics and aesthetics, new ways to be
human? This is a complicated argument so pay close attention to the structure of the talk.
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