A man with an interesting job… Super-interesting article from NY Times Magazine about cell phones, the developing world, connectedness, place, and possibility.
The guy who is profiled for the overarching narrative of the article, Jan Chipcase (should also be noted he has an interesting and very visual blog), works for Nokia traveling the globe and finding [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Globalization’
Cell phones
Posted in Globalization, Links, tagged cell phones, Globalization on April 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Globalization is all around
Posted in Globalization, tagged Globalization on March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s kinda funny how, after becoming a Global Studies student, I’ve started to notice globalization as a phenomenon a lot more. It’s like I suddenly developed a Globalization-o-meter which notices and documents when people refer to globalization or when I notice random elements of cultural mixing or that sort of thing.
Among other things, I really [...]
City of Blinding Lights
Posted in Globalization, Life, tagged cities, Globalization, wealth distribution on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So recently my classes have really been challenging the way I think about things. Perhaps I’ve even developed a shade of Marxist criticalism in my academic analysis.
One of the things I’ve been thinking about a lot is the way that wealth is distributed and the economy is organized within our era of transnational capital. It [...]
Interesting Read
Posted in Globalization, Links, Obama, tagged Globalization, Obama on March 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Stumbled on a pretty interesting read from Salon.com.
Brand marketing the presidential candidates.
About the brands the Presidential Candidates have created and how they play out on the world stage.
Language Education
Posted in Globalization, Obama, tagged Globalization, Language, Obama on February 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So I missed yesterday’s debate because I don’t have CNN and because I was going to a basketball game at the time anyway… But I did glean this one response when looking through transcripts, because someone had pointed it out on a blog somewhere and I thought it was important.
Barack on foreign language education (and [...]
Pride and Internationalism
Posted in Globalization, Obama, tagged Globalization, Obama on February 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So I spent awhile thinking about that whole Michelle Obama media fiasco the other day… If you didn’t catch it, Michelle was saying in her speech that for the first time as an adult, she was really proud of our country. And basically the media grabbed onto it and basically tried to say that she [...]
Mentors
Posted in Portfolio, tagged Globalization, urban monasticism on February 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
35. Who are the people who can help you achieve your goals and dreams? Identify the most important contacts and references that you need. Include people who have already achieved great things in your area of interest. Imagine that you could choose any people in the world to be your mentors and guides. To whom [...]
