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Discuss “King Leopold’s Ghost” in terms of the following: 1) the construction of the culture of capitalism/society of perpetual growth in Western Europe and the U.S. during the late 1800s and early 1900s (the “second industrial revolution”); 2) the global commodification of nature and human labor in that context; 3) the construction of the characteristics of global labor in the culture of capitalism; and 4) the contemporary repercussions for society, economy, politics, and ecology in the Congo.
· How does “A controversial article praises colonialism …” pertain to “King Leopold’s Ghost,” including the legacies of Belgium colonialism? How likewise does “Aid in reverse” pertain to “King Leopold’s Ghost”?
· How do colonialism/imperialism represent global labor segmentation, past and present? As discussed last week and this week, what are examples?
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“The industrial revolution: A crash course in history” (video, 17 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjK7PWmRRygLinks to an external site.
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“The industrial revolution” (The Western Tradition, episode 41) (video; skip the introductory music)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1U_8A7q8La1VfEa-HJifnO3r1JgOdSVPLinks to an external site.
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The industrial world” (The Western Tradition, episode 42) (video; skip the introductory music)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1U_8A7q8La1VfEa-HJifnO3r1JgOdSVPLinks to an external site.
· “King Leopold’s Ghost” (documentary video, 1 hour and 48 minutes) (search FIU Library link:
https://fod.infobase.com/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=118372)Links to an external site.
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“A controversial article praises colonialism. But colonialism’s real legacy was ugly”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/09/19/colonialism-left-behind-a-long-legacy-most-of-it-bad/Links to an external site.
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“Aid in reverse: How poor countries develop rich countries”
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2017/jan/14/aid-in-reverse-how-poor-countries-develop-rich-countries
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“PT: Poverty in Appalachia” (video, 3:40 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbBp7JH5kJYLinks to an external site.
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Yes, Appalachia has persistent poverty, but why?”
https://woodshed.life/blogs/art-amp-lit/yes-appalachia-has-persistent-poverty-but-whyLinks to an external site.
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“West Virginia: Coal Mining’s Dark Past”
https://explorepartsunknown.com/west-virginia/coal-minings-dark-past/Links to an external site.
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“Coal mining’s environmental impact”
https://www.google.com/search?q=Coal+Mining%27s+Environmental+Impact+%7C+From+The+Ashes&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1019US1019&oq=Coal+Mining%27s+Environmental+Impact+%7C+From+The+Ashes&aqs=chrome..69i57.734j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8Links to an external site.
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“Hollowed Out, USA”
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0743016719305157Links to an external site.
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“The 40-year robbing of rural America”
https://inthesetimes.com/article/financial-capital-sacrifice-zones-robbing-rural-america
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