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Assignment: Part I: Answer the following questions:
1. According to Manfred Steger, what is the very short definition of globalization?
2. What are the three practices of American Studies?
3. What is the global imaginary?
4. Identify two (2) myths (enduring stories) associated with Americaness?
5. What is hybridization?
6. Identify the four qualities or characteristics at the core of globalization
7. What are the 4 dimensions of globalization?
8. According to Wallerstein, what is the modern world system? What is its mantra? On what does it depend?
Part II: Answer the following questions:
1. What is neoliberalism? Briefly discuss the outcome of the Bretton Woods Agreement and its role in neoliberalism.
2. What is a TNC? Why are they important in any discussion of globalization?
Part III: The following questions are focused on the film, Mardi Gras: Made in China. You should provide specific evidence from the film and relate to the readings.
Your essays should be 1-2 paragraphs in length and explicitly draw on course materials (with appropriate citations)
1. Identify and provide two (2) examples of neoliberal measures that are represented in the film.
2. Identify and discuss two examples of the cultural dimension of globalization represented in the film. One example should demonstrate how this might represent a pessimistic globalizer perspective. The second example should demonstrate how this might represent an optimistic globalizer.