# 3 Sept 30 - Translation and Globalization
#3 “Disjuncture and difference in the global cultural economy,” in Globalization: Critical Concepts in Sociology, vol. I, pp. 251-264.
# 2 Sept 23 - Translation and Globalization
#2 “The discourse of cultural imperialism,” John Tomlinson in Globalization: Critical Concepts in Sociology, vol. IV, pp. 85-118.
# 1 Sept 16 -Translation and Globalization
#1 Introduction: “Globalization: An Overview,” Roland Robertson and Kathleen E. White in Globalization: Critical Concepts in Sociology, vol. I, pp. 1-44.
Translation and Globalization
Graduate Institute of Translation and Interpretation
National Taiwan Normal University
Translation and Globalization（翻譯與全球化）
Instructor: Ken-fang Lee （李根芳）
E-mail: kenfanglee@gmail.com
Office Hours: 10am-12pm Wednesday or by appointment
Required Texts: The required reading for each class will be compiled in one course pack
Grading: class participation: 20%, pre-course comments/feedback and presentation 30%, term paper 50%
Requirements: submit a 300-word comments and/or feedback of the article we read in each class
Term Paper: This course requires a research paper, 8-10 pages in length (roughly 5000 words in English or 8000 words in Chinese), typed with footnotes and a bibliography using the MLA style. Submit TWO typed copies, the original and a photocopy. The original will be returned with comments; the copy will be retained by the instructor. If only one copy of your paper is received, it will be graded but not returned.
References:
Appadurai, Arjun. 1996. Modernity at Large. Minneapolis: U of Minnesota P.
Bauman, Zygmunt. 1998. Globalization: The Human Consequences. NY: Columbia UP.
Cronin, Michael. 2003. Translation and Globalization. London: Routledge.
Lechner, Frank J. & John Boli. Eds. 2008. The Globalization Reader. 3rd Ed. London: Blackwell.
Robertson, Roland & Kathleen E. White. Eds. 2003. Globalization: Critical Concepts in Sociology, vol. I-VI. London: Routledge.
National Taiwan Normal University
Translation and Globalization（翻譯與全球化）
Instructor: Ken-fang Lee （李根芳）
E-mail: kenfanglee@gmail.com
Office Hours: 10am-12pm Wednesday or by appointment
Required Texts: The required reading for each class will be compiled in one course pack
Grading: class participation: 20%, pre-course comments/feedback and presentation 30%, term paper 50%
Requirements: submit a 300-word comments and/or feedback of the article we read in each class
Term Paper: This course requires a research paper, 8-10 pages in length (roughly 5000 words in English or 8000 words in Chinese), typed with footnotes and a bibliography using the MLA style. Submit TWO typed copies, the original and a photocopy. The original will be returned with comments; the copy will be retained by the instructor. If only one copy of your paper is received, it will be graded but not returned.
References:
Appadurai, Arjun. 1996. Modernity at Large. Minneapolis: U of Minnesota P.
Bauman, Zygmunt. 1998. Globalization: The Human Consequences. NY: Columbia UP.
Cronin, Michael. 2003. Translation and Globalization. London: Routledge.
Lechner, Frank J. & John Boli. Eds. 2008. The Globalization Reader. 3rd Ed. London: Blackwell.
Robertson, Roland & Kathleen E. White. Eds. 2003. Globalization: Critical Concepts in Sociology, vol. I-VI. London: Routledge.