Few terms have been more discussed than the term 'globalisation' in recent times. It has been the subject of extravagant claims for both its good and its bad effects on modern lives. This unit examines how texts have expressed and been influenced by the diverse social forces that are characterised as global. It incorporates texts from print texts through films to internet sites. Issues it might consider include how the idea of globalisation has operated in our response to social and cultural institutions such as the environment; financial institutions and the global biopolitics of identity; post-secular states and the sacral/secular interface; diasporic cultures and the 'new nation';... -- Course Website
Prerequisites: any Level 2 English unit