Friday March 4, 2011: The Value of Global History for Modern Political Economy

Topic:

There is a growing faction in the academy arguing that education for global citizenship requires that students learn some "global history." Certainly our Political Economy major here at Berkeley has placed a lot of its chips on this bet. But is this argument true? What is the value of "global history" for the student and analyst of modern political economy issues, anyway?

Panel:

Chair, J. Bradford DeLong, UCB Economics

Speaker, Tyler Stovall, UCB History and Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies

Speaker, Alan Karras, UCB International and Area Studies

Speaker, Mark Healey, UCB History and Latin American Studies

Location: Blum Hall Plaza Level

Time: 2:10-2:40: Panelists. 2:40-3:10: Discussion. 3:10-4:00: Reception.