Public lecture series on globalization offered by MSJC, Western Science Center
The world is smaller today than it has ever been, according to Jim Davis, a professor of history at Mt. San Jacinto College.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
The Western Science Center, in association with Mt. San Jacinto College, has organized a public lecture series on globalization.
The world is smaller today than it has ever been, according to Jim Davis, a professor of history at Mt. San Jacinto College.
“Globalization has tied every culture together,” Davis said.
Davis started the series off on Feb. 5 with a talk titled “Porcelain, Silk, and Spices: The Beginning of Global Trade in the Age of Silver, 1500-1650.” It explored how commerce and trade drew the world closer.
“It’s important to understand the origins of globalization and how this has changed our own age,” he said.
Subsequent lectures will be given by professors Pam Ford, Kelly Billingsley and Christina Yamanaka. The lecture on March 4 will be “Pandemic: Diseases Go Global,” April 8 is “Our Toxic Food Environment: Industrialization and Globalization of the Food Supply”, and May 6 is “Voices of the Unseen: Uncovering the Global Reach of Modern-Day Slavery and Human Trafficking.”
“I think the most important thing is to get people to come because it’s such a great service that the community provides,” Davis said.
Students of MSJC will receive a discounted admission rate of $5. The fee for non-students is $8 and the lectures are free to Western Science Center members. Classes will be held in the Western Science Center, Classroom A. The center is located at 2345 Searl Pkwy. in Hemet.
For more information, visit www.westerncentermuseum.org and click the education/lectures and workshops tab.
Tags: Christina Yamanaka, Globalization, hemet, human trafficking, Jim Davis, Kelly Billingsley, Marissa Kerby, mt. san jacinto college, Pam Ford, SWRNN, Western Science Center
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