Title: The Post-American World and India's Post-colonial Identity
Date: 29 March 2010
Creator: Keshav Kohli
Subject: Social Studies level 3
Activities and lesson notes: This unit offers both a rigorous introduction to the theory of post-colonialism and a study of the shifting global economy, thereby investigating and reflecting upon the "rise of the rest (third world)" and India's role in the new global order. In effect, students will discuss and apply the following terms in class: Westernization, outsourcing, parlimentary democracy, imagined community (Benedict Anderson), cultural nationalism, multi-polarity, and the BRIICS acronym as proposed by Goldman Sachs. Through classroom demonstrations, discussion of historiographical texts, and engaging discussion, students will begin to expand their innate worldview and explore modern India.
Sources (websites, books used, etc.): To name a few:·
· India A History by John Keay
· The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria
· The West and the Third World by Fieldhouse
· http://www.wikipedia.com/
· The World’s History Volume II by Howard Spodek
· Various internet sources for images
Materials needed (markers, scissors, etc): Kohli Bucks (artificial paper money given to students on occasion, allowing them to “purchase” treats—namely candy—in class)
