PROFESSOR TO GIVE STUDENTS 
A LOOK AT THE CULTURAL COST 
OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY

 

January 2001 -  To introduce students to his new course on the global economy's impact on different cultures, David Spener, assistant professor of sociology, uses a cartoon from The New Yorker magazine.  On one side of the picture, a group of peasant women are bent low working in a field. On the other side of the frame, one of the women is talking on a cell phone. The caption reads, “I'll call you back. I'm harvesting rice.” For Professor Spener, the cartoon is not too far off the mark. “Globalization is calling into question the way that we look at our world.  Things are not sitting still like they used to,” he says.  Professor Spener will give Trinity University students a chance to explore the changes in a course titled “Globalization and International Development.” Professor Spener points out that this will not be a business course focused on different world markets.  Instead, the class will examine international issues such as changes caused by economic development, poverty, the environment, and even slavery.  “The class will bring up issues on a moral and ethical level that young people need to know about," says Professor Spener.  “And we'll look at what types of rights and responsibilities you have as a citizen of a globalized world.”   To speak to Professor Spener about his course on Globalization and International Development, contact: Russell Guerrero at (210) 999-8406 or e-mail Rguerrer@trinity.edu.

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