Course Literature GEC 2018 (Archive)


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Here you can find the weekly readings that you need to prepare BEFORE we meet in class. Read and watch all the articles, book excerpts and videos that you can find under “Mandatory Reading/Watching” and keep the guiding questions for each week in mind. You should think about the questions on your own, as they serve as the basis for discussions in your discussion groups and in class. Under “Further Reading”, you can find other material that you can dig into, if you are interested in the topic.

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We are still awaiting some additional readings to be set by guest lecturers, so please revise this page in the week preceding the lecture

 

MODULE 1

The Birth of the Global Economy

 

Module Book:  Michael Goodwin, Economix: How Our Economy Works (and Doesn’t Work), in Words and Pictures (2012)

To be read in full by Literature Seminar 1, Wednesday October 3

Chapters to by read weekly according to Discussion Group Assignment instructions

  • Week 1: Chapters 1 & 2
  • Week 2: Chapters 3 & 4
  • Week 3: Chapters 5 & 6
  • Week 4: Chapters 7 & 8

 

Mon 03 Sep: Role-call & CEMUS Autumn Opening Lecture

Mandatory Reading/Watching:

 

Further Reading/Watching/Tasks:

 

Wed 05 Sep: Course Introduction

Mandatory Reading/Watching:

Further Reading/Watching/Tasks:

 

Mon 10 Sep: Neoclassical Economy 101

Mandatory Reading/Watching:

 

Wed 12 Sep: Alternative Schools of Economic Thought

Mandatory Reading/Watching:

Further Reading/Watching/Tasks:

 

Mon 17 Sep: Economic Crises

Mandatory Reading/Watching:

 

Further Reading/Watching/Tasks:

 

Wed 19 Sep: A Short History of Globalisation

Mandatory Reading/Watching:

  • Globalization II – Good or Bad?: Crash Course World History (14min)

 

Mon 24 Sep: Ecological Economics

Mandatory Reading/Watching:

 

Wed 26 Sep: Systems Thinking

Mandatory Reading/Watching:

Further Reading/Watching/Tasks:

 

Mon 1 Oct: Defining Development

Mandatory Reading/Watching:

Further Reading/Watching/Tasks:

Wed 3 Oct: Economix Literature Seminar & In-Class Quiz

Mandatory Reading/Watching:

  • For the Literature Seminar:
  • For the In-Class Quiz: Review past-readings and lecture material

 

 

MODULE 2

Understanding Economies

Module Book: Joseph Stiglitz, Making Globalization Work (2007)

To be read in full by Literature Seminar 2, Monday November 12

 

Mon 08 Oct: The Big Short Screening

Mandatory Reading/Watching:

  • If unable to attend, please watch The Big Short through your own means

 

Wed 10 Oct: International Trade Workshop

Mandatory Reading/Watching:

Mon 15 Oct: Tragedy of the Commons

Mandatory Reading/Watching:

 

  • Further Reading/Watching/Tasks:

 

Wed 17 Oct: Migration and Conflict

Mandatory Reading/Watching:



Further Reading/Watching/Tasks:

‘Illegal’ Traveller : An Auto-Ethnography of Borders

Mon 22 Oct: Women in Labour: Gender (In)Equality

Mandatory Reading/Watching:

Further Reading/Watching/Tasks:

 

Wed 24 Oct: The Economics of War

Mandatory Reading/Watching:

Further Reading/Watching/Tasks:

 

Mon 29 Oct: Sun, Sea and Tax Avoidance: Corporations and Finance

Mandatory Reading/Watching:

Further Reading/Watching/Tasks:

 

Wed 31 Oct: Alphabeti Spaghetti: An Introduction To International Institutions and Their Role in The Global Economy

Mandatory Reading/Watching:

 

Mon 5 Nov: Revolving Doors: Investigating Conflicts of Interest in Global Climate Governance

Mandatory Reading/Watching:

Further Reading/Watching/Tasks:

 

Wed 7 Nov: The True Cost: Textile Industries and Modern-Day Slavery

Mandatory Reading/Watching:

Further Reading/Watching/Tasks:

  • The True Cost (2015) (1hr32min) [Available via Netflix]
  • RiverBlue: Can Fashion Save the Planet? (2016) (1hr35min) (if you can find it)

 

Mon 12 Nov: Literature Seminar 2: Making Globalization Work + Debating Workshop

Mandatory Reading/Watching:

  • Joseph Stiglitz, Making Globalization Work (2007)

Further Reading/Watching/Tasks:

  • Get a head start on readings for the debate to apply in the debating workshop

 

Wed 14 Nov: Debate

Mandatory Reading/Watching:

Further Reading/Watching/Tasks:

 

MODULE 3

Possible (R)evolution(s)

 

Module Book: Kate Raworth, Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist (2017)

To be read in full by Monday December 10 when we have our lecture with Kate Raworth

 

Mon 19 Nov: Destabilising the Establishment: An Introduction to Degrowth

Mandatory Reading/Watching:

Further Reading/Watching/Tasks:

 

Wed 21 Nov: Free Session: Preparation for Sustainability Festival

 

Mon 26 Nov: Reinventing the Wheel? An Introduction to the Circular Economy

Mandatory Reading/Watching:

Further Reading/Watching/Tasks:

Wed 28 Nov: Pursuing Profit? An Introduction to Non-Profit Business Models

Mandatory Reading/Watching:

Further Reading/Watching/Tasks:

 

Mon 3 Dec: Finding Resilience in the Soil: An Introduction to Agricultural Reform

Mandatory Reading/Watching:

Further Reading/Watching/Tasks:

Wed 5 Dec: Making the Transition: An Introduction to the Transition Town Movement

Mandatory Reading/Watching:

Further Reading/Watching/Tasks:

Mon 10 Dec: Finding the Sweet Spot: An Introduction to Doughnut Economics

Mandatory Reading/Watching:

 

Wed 12 Dec: Literature Seminar 3: Doughnut Economics + Prep. for Collab. Exam

Mandatory Reading/Watching:

  • Review Doughnut Economics

 

Mon 17 Dec: Collaborative Exam

Mandatory Reading/Watching:

  • Review all course material

 

Wed 19 Dec: Course Finale & Evaluation

Mandatory Reading/Watching:

  • Complete course evaluation if unable to attend