Each group (3 students in each group) will review two different recent attempts to trace commodity chains that uncover the hidden processes behind the production of commodites (processes so often hidden by commodity fetishism). Using ideas and evidence from these sites, each group will develop a teaching tool that could be used in secondary school classrooms to explain the commodity chains behind brand-name products. The teaching tool will be posted to NewsActivist and shared with other Cegep and university classes.
Geographies of the World Economy
About this class
The aim of this course is to place the subject of economic geography within the framework of globalization to illustrate the growing interdependence among regions with respect to economic, political, social and ecological issues.
About the author
Laura Shillington is Faculty in the Department of Geosciences at John Abbott College in Montréal. She has been at John Abbott since 2013. Prior to that she taught at Carleton University and Concordia University.
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