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HU261
HU261 Global Civilization
Unit 4
Kaplan University
Stuart Collins
INSTRUCTOR AND SEMINAR
COURSE INFORMATION
INFORMATION
Instructor Name and Credentials: Stuart
Collins MA, MA.
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Kaplan Email Address:
[email protected]
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AIM Instant Messenger Name: scollins2
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AIM Office Hours (ET): By Appointment
Course/Seminar Day and Time (ET):
Mondays @ 2pm ET + 9pm ET .
COURSE MATERIALS
Textbook Information
Title: Understanding Global Cultures:
Metaphorical Journeys Through 28 Nations,
Clusters of Nations, and Continents
COURSE CALENDAR TOP
Unit # and Topic
Learning Activities
Assessments
Unit 1: China: A Base Culture
and Its Diffusion across Borders
Read Chapter 25: “China’s Great Wall and CrossCultural Paradox”
and Chapter 26: “The Chinese Family Altar”
Read about your Final Project
Participate in Discussion
Attend Seminar (Option 1 or 2)
Check out Extra’Extra’ for additional resources
Unit 1: Discussion Board
Unit 2: The Japanese Garden
Read Chapter 3: “The Japanese Garden”
Participate in Discussion
Attend Seminar (Option 1 or 2)
Check out Extra’Extra’ for additional resources
Unit 2: Discussion Board
Unit 2 Project
Unit 3: India: Unity and Diversity
Read Chapter 28: “ The Dance of Shiva” and Chapter
29: “A Kaleidoscope of Diversity”
Participate in Discussion
Unit Project
Attend Seminar (Option 1 or 2)
Check out Extra’Extra’ for additional resources
Unit 3: Discussion Board
HU 261-1: Analyze the overarching metaphors
that define diverse cultures. This is a form of
critical thinking.
Unit 4: Cleft National Cultures:
Nigeria
Read Chapter 19: “The Nigerian Marketplace”
Participate in Discussion
Attend Seminar (Option 1 or 2)
Check out Extra’Extra’ for additional resources
Unit 4: Discussion Board
Unit 5: Torn National Cultures:
Mexico
Read Chapter 23: “The Mexican Fiesta”
Participate in Discussion
Unit Project
Attend Seminar (Option 1 or 2)
Check out Extra’Extra’ for additional resources
Unit 5: Discussion Board
Unit 5 Project
HU 261-3: Demonstrate synthesis of diverse
cultural concepts through written
communication.
Unit 6: The Brazilian Samba
Read Chapter 6: “The Brazilian Samba”
Participate in Discussion
Attend Seminar (Option 1 or 2)
Check out Extra’Extra’ for additional resources
Unit 6: Discussion Board
Participate in Discussion
Attend Seminar (Option 1 or 2)
Check out Extra’Extra’ for additional resources
Unit 6: Discussion Board
Unit 7: Same Metaphor: Different
Meaning: Israel and Turkey
Read Chapter 20: “The Israeli Kibbutzim and
Moshavim”
Participate in Discussion
Attend Seminar (Option 1 or 2)
Check out Extra’Extra’ for additional resources
Unit 7: Discussion Board
GEL-5.2 Analyze the impact of
human expressions on culture
Unit 8: Egalitarian Culture: The
German Symphony Orchestra
Read Chapter 12: “The German Symphony”
Participate in Discussion
Attend Seminar (Option 1 or 2)
Check out Extra’Extra’ for additional resources
Unit 8 Discussion Board
Unit 8 Project
HU 261-2: Evaluate leadership
as a factor in cultural
development and shifts.
GEL-1.1: Demonstrate collegelevel communication through
Unit 9: Discussion Board
the composition of original
Final Project
materials in Standard American
English [Note: Standard
American English is the
common language of educated
professionals and is understood
by people across different
geographical regions,
educational backgrounds, and
ethnic and racial associations.
Unit Project
Unit 9: French Wine
Read Chapter 15: “French Wine”
Participate in Discussion
Attend Seminar (Option 1 or 2)
Check out Extra’Extra’ for additional resources
Final Project
Unit 10: Reflection
Participate in Discussion
Questions?
Unit 3 Discussion
Unit 5 Project
Others?
Unit 4 Seminar
Our Unit 4 Seminar will examine the potential terrorist
attack by the Nigerian, Abdul Mudallad who tried to
bring down a Northwest/Delta flight from Amsterdam to
Detroit with an explosive as a window into the cleft
national culture of Nigeria.
Before the seminar, read: "Religious hatred simmers in
terror suspect's homeland", CNN December 31, 2009
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PEOPLE
The most populous country in Africa, Nigeria accounts for over half of West Africa's population.
Although less than 25% of Nigerians are urban dwellers, at least 24 cities have populations of
more than 100,000. The variety of customs, languages, and traditions among Nigeria's 250 ethnic
groups gives the country a rich diversity. The dominant ethnic group in the northern two-thirds of
the country is the Hausa-Fulani, most of whom are Muslim. Other major ethnic groups of the north
are the Nupe, Tiv, and Kanuri. The Yoruba people are predominant in the southwest.
About half of the Yorubas are Christian and half Muslim. The predominantly Catholic Igbo are the
largest ethnic group in the southeast, with the Efik, Ibibio, and Ijaw comprising a substantial
segment of the population in that area. Persons of different language backgrounds most commonly
communicate in English, although knowledge of two or more Nigerian languages is widespread.
Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Fulani, and Kanuri are the most widely used Nigerian languages.
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HISTORY
In the northern cities of Kano and Katsina, recorded history dates back to about 1000 AD. In the
centuries that followed, these Hausa kingdoms and the Bornu empire near Lake Chad prospered
as important terminals of north-south trade between North African Berbers and forest people who
exchanged slaves, ivory, and kola nuts for salt, glass beads, coral, cloth, weapons, brass rods, and
cowrie shells used as currency.
In the southwest, the Yoruba kingdom of Oyo was founded about 1400, and at its height from the
17th to 19th centuries attained a high level of political organization and extended as far as modern
Togo. In the south central part of present-day Nigeria, as early as the 15th and 16th centuries, the
kingdom of Benin had developed an efficient army; an elaborate ceremonial court; and artisans
whose works in ivory, wood, bronze, and brass are prized throughout the world today. In the 17th
through 19th centuries, European traders established coastal ports for the increasing traffic in
slaves destined for the Americas. Commodity trade, especially in palm oil and timber, replaced
slave trade in the 19th century, particularly under anti-slavery actions by the British Navy. In the
early 19th century the Fulani leader, Usman dan Fodio, promulgated Islam and brought most areas
in the north under the loose administrative control of an empire centered in Sokoto.
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A British Sphere of Influence
Following the Napoleonic wars, the British expanded trade with the Nigerian interior. In 1885,
British claims to a sphere of influence in that area received international recognition and, in the
following year, the Royal Niger Company was chartered. In 1900, the company's territory came
under the control of the British Government, which moved to consolidate its hold over the area of
modern Nigeria. In 1914, the area was formally united as the "Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria."
The United Kingdom administered northern and southern Nigeria separately, as northern leaders
retained their religion-based administrative structures under an “indirect rule” arrangement with
colonial authorities. Western influence and education proceeded more rapidly in the south than in
the north, with the social, cultural, and political consequences still evident today. Following World
War II, Nigerian nationalism and demands for independence resulted in successive constitutions
legislated by the British Government moving Nigeria toward representative self-government.
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Independence
Nigeria gained full independence in October 1960, as a federation of three regions (northern,
western, and eastern) under a constitution that provided for a parliamentary form of government.
Under the constitution, each of the three regions retained a substantial measure of selfgovernment. The federal government was given exclusive powers in defense and security, foreign
relations, and commercial and fiscal policies. In October 1963, Nigeria altered its relationship with
the United Kingdom by proclaiming itself a federal republic and promulgating a new constitution. A
fourth region (the midwest) was established that year.
On January 15, 1966, a small group of army officers, mostly southeastern Igbos, overthrew the
government and assassinated the federal prime minister and the premiers of the northern and
western regions. The federal military government that assumed power was unable to address
ethnic tensions or produce a constitution acceptable to all sections of the country. Its efforts to
abolish the federal structure greatly raised tensions and led to another coup in July. The couprelated massacre of thousands of Igbo in the north prompted hundreds of thousands of them to
return to the southeast, where increasingly strong Igbo secessionist sentiment emerged.
In a move that gave greater autonomy to minority ethnic groups, the military divided the four
regions into 12 states. The Igbo rejected attempts at constitutional revisions and insisted on full
autonomy for the east. Finally, in May 1967, Lt. Col. Emeka Ojukwu, the military governor of the
eastern region, who emerged as the leader of increasing Igbo secessionist sentiment, declared the
independence of the eastern region as the "Republic of Biafra." The ensuing civil war was bitter and
bloody, ending in the defeat of Biafra in 1970.
ECONOMY
Trade
Nigeria is the United States' largest trading partner in sub-Saharan Africa, largely due to the high
level of petroleum imports from Nigeria, which supply 8% of U.S. oil imports--nearly half of
Nigeria's daily oil production. Nigeria is the fourth-largest exporter of oil to the United States. Twoway trade in 2008 was valued at more than $42 billion, an 18% increase over 2007 data. Led by
machinery, wheat, and motor vehicles, U.S. goods exports to Nigeria in 2008 were worth more
than $4 billion. In 2008, U.S. imports from Nigeria were over $38 billion, consisting predominantly
of oil. However, rubber products, cocoa, gum arabic, cashews, coffee, and ginger constituted over
$70 million of U.S. imports from Nigeria in 2007. The U.S. trade deficit with Nigeria was $21 billion
in 2007. Nigeria is the 50th-largest export market for U.S. goods and the 14th-largest exporter of
goods to the United States. The United States is Nigeria's largest trading partner after the United
Kingdom. Although the trade balance overwhelmingly favors Nigeria, thanks to oil exports, a large
portion of U.S. exports to Nigeria is believed to enter the country outside of the Nigerian
Government's official statistics, due to importers seeking to avoid Nigeria's excessive tariffs.
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