28. Wednesday, November 2

Assumption: Traditional Society is as Logical as Modern Society

W. Riordon, Plunkitt of Tammanny Hall; and Eickelman, “Bin Laden, the Arab ‘Street’” (Reader)

Here's a great pictorial site about Tammany Hall

29. Friday, November 4

No discussion section.

Your second reflective essay is due on Monday, November 7, by class time.


30. Monday, Nov. 7

Second Essay Due Date: Make sure you turn in your essay to your TA by class time.

The Paradoxical, Brutal, and Enduring Legacy of Colonialism

M. Walker, “The Making of Modern Iraq” (Reader); and Rudyard Kipling, “The White Man’s Burden” (Reader)

31. Wednesday, Nov. 9

Assumption: Peasant Society makes Good Sense

George Foster, "Peasant society and the image of the limited good" (Reader)

Film III: “Bend it like Beckham” Monday or Tuesday, November 7 and 8, 7:00 p.m. each night, location: TBA

32. Friday, Nov. 11

Discussion #9: Why do we wish we lived in a traditional society and what does this have to do with Notre Dame?

Re-read W. Riordon, Plunkitt of Tammanny Hall

33. Monday, Nov. 14

Inescapable Poverty and the Politics of Despair

Linden , "The Exploding Cities" (Reader); Child of the Dark , first half

34. Wednesday, Nov. 16

Generals as Protectors; Dictators as Prophets

Child of the Dark , second half ; and excerpt from R. Rosenberg, Children of Cain (Reader); and A. Baram, “Broken Promises” (Reader)

35. Friday, November 18

Discussion #10: How does poverty make a difference?

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