Sometimes everyday things can suddenly be reinterpreted in entirely new ways. Take, for example, a simple paper target that I have had taped on my office door for the last two years… Never any good at games of chance and skill, carnival games have always made me feel like Charlie Brown when Lucy volunteers to … Continue reading
Every year in my fall semester class, Development to Globalization, we begin by reading Sidney Mintz’s classic book, Sweetness and Power. The book serves as a very accessible introduction to some aspects of colonial history and the way that markets and culture interact. For the average American student who is accustomed to thinking about markets … Continue reading
