This semester had a lot of very interesting and
well-informed guest lecturers. I think the one I found the most informative was
by Tom Stam. He did a lecture about globalization and our stance on it
from the perspective of different races. I know that it really shocked me when
he showed us the video of the white guy talking down to the asian girl, asking
completely rude questions like "no, where are you from?". And then it
really got me thinking when, later on in the video, the woman turned it around
on him. It seemed completely ridiculous to me, but for those who aren't
caucasian, it's an almost everyday experience. So for Stam to put it into
perspective of how globalization is reflected in a non-white world was really
eye-opening for me. Lectures like that really put it into a certain kind
of perspective for me, as a white American, that I feel could benefit from
lessons that put ethnic disparities into light for me.
As for what I learned from research on my country, I found that my
education of Greece increased exponentially. For instance, I really got to dive
into the problems of Greece’s economy. I knew the very basic minimum of information
of its economy, being a journalism, but I learned so much more during my
research. For example, I had no idea Greece was on the brink of being removed
from the European Union. And I had no idea that the reason Greece was in such
hot water was because they (the government) lied about the money the country
had. Now I understand why there was such a high demand for bailout when the
country was in need.
Overall, I felt like I learned more about the world and how to connect
to those outside the US.
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