Prerequisite
ENG 100/101
Course Description
Places contemporary cultural, economic and technological issues in a global and historical perspective. Shows how major issues that concern us today are rooted in the experiences of world civilizations since 1500. These issues include the rise of capitalism, industrialization and commodity production and their diffusion over the world; the pace and nature of technological change; the role of culture in directing economic and technological change; and the impact of capitalism on working life, the natural world, cultural diversity and cultural identity. Examines the ways that capitalism, culture and technology have interacted over the past 500 years to shape the places, peoples and societies that have come to exist in the modern world.