UNIT 1: Una hoja de vida global, being a global citizen, global culture

● Discussion: What is culture? Beyond food, language, etc.

○ Does culture encompass only the good things? Does it also include the bad things?
● Is global culture possible? How do we exchange elements for our cultures without suggesting
that one culture is superior to another?
● Netflix -
○ Global International Streaming
○ Netflix use around the world
● What are other examples of globally collective communities?
○ Ex. Reddit, Youtube, email, football, Facebook, climate change (Greta Thunderberg)
■ Interesting Reddit post: Do you need a reddit hug?
○ Most examples will relate to technology - how is this significant? Can it be
dangerous?
● Global citizenship
UNIT 2: Various English-speaking countries around the world, English on a global level
● Cannot talk about English being spoken around the world without talking about the British
Empire and colonization
○ Britain colonized a quarter of the planet. Before, they were the only group speaking
English in the world
○ Analysis of colonization political cartoons
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UNIT 3: indigenous cultures in the United States, “The Absolute Diary of a Part-Time Indian”