Malabar Gods and Nation Building
We will watch this short video on Teyyam dancing in my Globalization class before discussing the chapter, "Malabar Gods, Nation-building, and World Culture."
Labels: globalization, india
Notebook
4/30/08
4/28/08
Pre-Ninja Program
And for something completely different: The Pre-Ninja Program.
I particularly like: Soc 213, “The Global Ninja” (There is not one ninja, but many ninjas...). I wonder if the pre-ninjas have to sneak in and out of the class unnoticed.
I particularly like: Soc 213, “The Global Ninja” (There is not one ninja, but many ninjas...). I wonder if the pre-ninjas have to sneak in and out of the class unnoticed.
Labels: random
4/27/08
Doonesbury on Laptops in the Classroom
And this is why I have decided (after a lot of debate and discussion with colleagues) to ban laptops in my classes starting next fall... (I will allow students with learning disabilities to tape the class discussion)...
Labels: random, teaching, technology
4/21/08
Muhammad Yunnus Video
My Politics of Development class will be watching this interview before we discuss Yunus' Banker to the Poor.
We will also be reviewing the following three critiques...
- http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Micro.html
- http://mises.org/journals/fm/Dec06.pdf
- http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/05/business/worldbusiness/05micro.html?ex=1365393600&en=20de05e01e95c39c&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
And discussing this website:
Labels: development, political economy, south asia
4/9/08
Ayatollahs on the Pareto Frontier
"Ayatollahs on the Pareto Frontier:
Islam, Identity, and Electoral Coordination in Iraq"
Department of Political Science
Tuesday, April 15th
7:00 p.m. in Albright Auditorium [NOTE NEW LOCATION]
David Siddhartha Patel
Department of Government
Cornell University
David Patel is one of a small handful of political scientists to conduct fieldwork in Iraq during the war, investigating the role of Islamic institutions in facilitating collective action. From 2003 to 2004, he studied the role of mosques and clerical networks in creating social order, and will be speaking about his personal experiences and observations, as well as his scholarly conclusions.
The Department of Political Science invites students, faculty, staff, and members of the community to join us for this important event. Feel free to distribute this announcement widely, but please come early, as space will be limited.
Islam, Identity, and Electoral Coordination in Iraq"
Department of Political Science
Tuesday, April 15th
7:00 p.m. in Albright Auditorium [NOTE NEW LOCATION]
David Siddhartha Patel
Department of Government
Cornell University
David Patel is one of a small handful of political scientists to conduct fieldwork in Iraq during the war, investigating the role of Islamic institutions in facilitating collective action. From 2003 to 2004, he studied the role of mosques and clerical networks in creating social order, and will be speaking about his personal experiences and observations, as well as his scholarly conclusions.
The Department of Political Science invites students, faculty, staff, and members of the community to join us for this important event. Feel free to distribute this announcement widely, but please come early, as space will be limited.
Labels: political science