Topic:Neoliberalism, Informality, and Civil Disobedience as Everyday Practice by Nabil Kamel (Associate Professor, Western Washington University)
Drawing on critical contributions from the literature on social movements, political economy of urbanization, and urban informality, the presentation explores social movements in the 21st century, their potential, and their limitations.
Instruction:
A link to a recent (within the past 3 months) news story … (news stories will be posted and graded on Canvas. week 2 post ONLY is due Tuesday at 11:59 PM; all subsequent weeks will revert to the Sunday 11:59 PM deadline). News stories are “standard, objective, fact-based reporting on a current matter of public concern. The author’s name is identified in the byline. These stories usually represent the majority of stories in printed publications and on the Websites of mainstream news organizations” (McCormick Foundation, p. 4). Each news story may only be posted once. For an example of this assignment visit the course’s Facebook Page (listed on page 1). The link to the news story shall be accompanied by a post containing the following:
IMPORTANT NOTE: In order to receive credit for your post, it must be properly written, posts with typos will be given a zero grade.