Entries by Sarah Kaelo

compare historical records that might appear contradictory in the way that they acknowledge, or erase, colonial violence in Southeast Asia?

In Week 4, you read: Saskia Sassen (2002) Global Cities and Survival Circuits (pp. 374-390). In The Globalization and Development Reader: Blackwell Press. James Ferguson (2007) Globalizing Africa? (pp. 25-49) Global Shadows. Duke University Press. In Week 5, you read: Farish Noor (2019) Don’t Mention the Corpses. BiblioAsia. Susan Mann (2008) Feminism and Imperialism, 1890–1920: […]

Christianity is one of the most successful religions of all time

Christianity is one of the most successful religions of all time. starting as a small group of about twenty followers. The religion grew into a phenomenon a century later due to several methods used to spread Christianity throughout the West. Bart D. Ehrman postulates the reason for the successful spread of Christianity is credited to […]

How did Buddhism find its way to China?

How did Buddhism find its way to China? Why do you think this outside belief was so readily accepted into Chinese society? How was Buddhism integrated into China? Buddhism made its way to China by Monks from India and Ancient Asia. Buddhism was accepted widely and quickly throughout China. The religion made is way in […]

Buddhism

BuddhismWhat does Buddhism say about the LGBTQ community? What have you discovered about religion and culture? How does the one sometimes overwrite the other? What does Buddhism say about gender? What struggles have women faced in Buddhism? How are they changing this? What does Buddhism say about other life forms? How is this changing? What […]

Abrahamic religions

Islam, Judaism and Christianity all fall under the umbrella of the Abrahamic religions, as they as have ties to the character of Abraham, a religious figure from the Old Testament/Tanakh. According to Islamic history, Islam traces it’s roots back to Isma’il, one of Abraham’s sons. Further connections are drawn through the Islamic belief that all […]

What was the impact on India and Britain?

Topic 1. British Raj  with a focus on the years 1858-1914:  What was the British Raj?  What was the impact on India and Britain? Consider focusing on an aspect of interest such as women or a specific individual that was prominent during this time. DIRECTIONS: 1. Complete an Annotated Bibliography. Remember that our assignment requires an abstract […]

What role did family play in late imperial China?

After watching this week’s lectures and finishing this week’s readings, please focus this week’s post on the questions below. Remember: the idea here is to think carefully about the questions, but you don’t need to worry as much about producing a perfectly polished text. Your post should be a few sentences for each question and please […]

History of American Slavery

Google links for ppts: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rR1MPG4gw3r8BFPIOSPjtLhRrM35p3Tf/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/10EJoHwpemptOjmpj-fcxOBCqOWGdXD7X/view?usp=sharing I spend a lot of time in my lectures this week discussing the many connections between the development of modern capitalism, on the one hand, and the Atlantic slave trade and slavery in the British Empire, on the other. Demands for reparations for the ancestors of slavery’s victims from […]