Class Activities
China Across Borders – Interactive Map of International Projects
Description This project will allow students to gather information from an interactive map that shows projects under development that involve Chinese investment in other countries. At the end of this exercise, students will have a snapshot of how projects are developed differently according to context and strategic considerations. Author Helena Read more…
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Group News Analysis – Migration and Labor Politics in China
Description Students are asked to watch a video about the “hukou” program, which has some implications on labor and migration issues in China, and are asked to make notes responding to a series of questions. Once they have made notes, they gather in groups of 3 to start crafting a Read more…
Class Activities
Global Gig Work: Scaffolded Assignment
Description We imagine this scaffolded assignment taking place in a social science course on labor and platform economies, in which China will be used as a case study by the instructor throughout the course so students can learn about comparative analyses of platform economies globally. The assignments build upon each Read more…
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Mapping China’s Environmental Landscapes of Complexity: Technologies, Agriculture, and Sustainability
Description Students will critically engage with the connections between industrial and development paradigms, alternative land management/uses practices, and sustainability by exploring maps and documents. They will begin to understand the complexities of China’s environmental landscapes through both industrial and indigenous frameworks and critically evaluate the role of technologies and agricultural Read more…