Medaille+College+Assignments+Fall+2008

The Assignment Given to Medaille Students on October 19:

The text that has been chosen for this project is //Writing the World: On Globalization//, edited by David Rothenberg and Wandee J. Pryor (A Terra Nova Book: Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press, 2005) Students in both countries are asked to read, summarize and share responses & perceptions of selected readings from that text, all of which represent a wide range of cultural perspectives:

Readings:

 * Tim Parks: "Systems"
 * Paul Spencer Sochaczewski "We Better Collect the Birds' Nests before the Outsiders Get Here."
 * Roberta Levitow "Roadblocks & Bridges"
 * C. M. Mayo "El Halloween and the Dia de Muertos"
 * Naomi Klein "Fences of Enclosure, Windows of Possibility"

From the essays in the text, three themes have been identified for students to explore further. Through discussion and sharing, students are asked to create extended definitions of these themes. These definitions should acknowledge how these terms may be perceived differently in different cultures and across cultures:
 * Systems
 * Road Blocks & Bridges
 * Fences & Windows
 * Istanbul Neighborhoods

 For an open blog on these topics, please go to the [|worldwriting] blog At this link, simply click the red "comments" button under the topic you want to join, and respond!