Identity and Citizenship in a Globalized World GE2201 Department of Asian and International Studies
Earth as seen from space, 1968
Asia
The flag: do you know what the four smaller stars mean?
We are all ‘citizens’… ‘citizen’ means: a member … of … community society nation can you be….. ’a citizen of the world ’? Why do some Hong Kong people use this phrase to describe themselves??
IDENTITY and membership IDENTITY: Who am I? Simple, right? We discuss “identities” in this course: ‘race’, ethnicity’, religion, gender... Your profession, your memberships… Where you live… Your IDENTITIES will change after graduation BUT… identities are COMPLICATED
Miao Christians in Yunnan: What is their “identity”?
Villagers in Vietnam: how many ‘identities’?
What about… ‘race’? Is it a useful concept?? Are you a member of a ‘race’? Do you owe loyalty to a ‘race’? Does ‘race’ go with national citizenship? What about the people in the next pictures?…..
Can you guess his/ her nationality or ethnicity? Chinese? Japanese? Korean? Malaysian? Vietnamese?
Natural resources, and citizenship… Making money, versus… conservation of resources…?
A common interest… a common citizenship….
After taking this course… You will look at these pictures differently … thoughts and ideas plans a new sense of citizenship?
Learning activities… Exploration, discussion, guest speakers Lectures (what social scientists can tell us about identities and citizenship in Asia and the world) Two papers (short assignment, term paper) Participation in discussions Presentations Off-campus interviews and conversations
Identity and Citizenship in a Globalized World GE2201 Department of Asian and International Studies Graeme Lang, AIS with colleagues, and guest speakers …