Below, I have included 4 main questions that address what we have learned between weeks 5 and 10 of the semester. See the questions for more details.
You must pick 2 questions and answer them in coherent essays that present a thesis and use evidence from class discussions/examples, reading materials, films and class lectures.
Please see the rubric that accompanies these instructions.
Your essays in total should be no longer than six pages. So each essay may be about 3 pages in length (each question is a separate essay). Thus, make sure to be concise. You will get points taken off for turning in an exam with more than 6 pages.
Please put the essays (double-spaced and 12-point font) into one word document, but make sure to separate them into two different essays. Therefore, each essay should present its own thesis (introduction/conclusion) and evidence (body paragraphs).
Please make sure that your essays are not simply opinion-based. Support your claims with specific evidence. You should make direct references (cited correctly) to course material. You must include references from all course material: readings, online lessons video clips and case studies.
Do NOT do any outside research! The content in your essays should be based on our class.
Essay Questions:
1) Explain the role that neoliberalism plays in international communications.
To do this, you’ll have to explain what it is
Pros and cons
Provide specific examples of neoliberal policies
2) How would you define and explain globalization historically and within today’s political and economic structure?
To answer this, explain how globalization can be seen as a historical process. Pay attention to the reading and lessons that highlight how globalization has been talked about historically and how three stages have helped globalization processes continue to rapidly grow. Hint: Are today’s debates about globalization any different or are they similar to historical debates about globalization.
Assuming the Internet has played a major role in speeding up the processes of globalization, how has the Internet played a major role in today’s political and economic structure? How does the concept electronic colonization fit into this discussion? (Hint: see readings)
What may be the pros and cons of globalization processes? (e.g. global labor, etc.)
3) Discuss how the weeks on U.S. foreign policy and media, and war and media are connected. What did these readings, films, lessons and video examples tell us about the relationship between journalist practices, news content, politics and international conflict.
To answer this question, address the following:
U.S. foreign policy and its relation to issues of terrorism and surveillance
What is the relationship between propaganda, journalism and public relations?
4) Based on what you have learned in this course, how would you explain the problems that we face in the post-9/11 political environment?
To answer this question, address the following:
Discuss the media in the post-9/11 political environment and how the media have impacted the ways in which we think about the Middle East, Arabs, terrorism and 9/11. Make sure to highlight specific examples covered in the readings, lesson and film Why We Fight.
Consider the relationships between the U.S. matrix (see lesson), terrorism, immigration issues, and the connections between domestic and international politics (see lesson and embedded videos). What do these lessons/examples tell us about the post-9/11 era?
Remember, to balance your essays with examples from the readings, lessons and films/video clips!
Lots of examples and films/video clips to choose from! You can’t talk about everything, so make sure to pick a few examples that best illustrate your main point.
Therefore, you have to be very concise with these essays!
Do not regurgitate all of your notes. Please see rubric
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