Assigned Readings

Green & Haines, Ch. 5 & 11

Hayes, B.J. (1997) Claiming our heritage is a booming industry. American Visions 12(5), 5 pp.

Kingston, P.W. (2001) The unfulfilled promise of cultural capital theory. Sociology of Education 74(Extra Issue), 88-99.

Class Preparation

During this portion of the semester you are expected to serve as the "resident expert" and group discussion leader for one topical area. We will cover three topical areas this week. If you are the designated expert for the week, prepare the usual summary for your colleagues. Include in your discussion all of the required readings for your topic. Note that you are expected to provide the usual annotated bibliography for these and other references that you find. Be thorough and complete. You are also expected to lead the discussion in class -- about 45 minutes of discussion. I strongly encourage you to prepare a few introductory comments, based on your summary, and to develop questions that you can pose to us as a group to lead the discussion. Your can exceed 5 pages on this report.

Cultural Identity & Community

Cupples, J., Guyatt, V. & Pearce, J. (2007) "Put on a jacket, you wuss": Cultural identities, home heating and air pollution in Christchurch, New Zealand. Environment and Planning A 29(12), 2883-2898.

Griffin, L.J. & McFarland, K. (2007) "In my heart, I'm an American." Southern Cultures 13(4), 119-137.

Jackson, P. (2004) Local consumption cultures in a globalizing world. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers 29(2), 165-178.

Labor, Skills, Identity & Local Development

Gallardo, J.H. & Stein, T.V. (2007) Participation, power and racial representation: Negotiating nature-based and heritage tourism development in the rural South. Society & Natural Resources 20(7), 597-611.

Raijman, R. & Tienda, M. (2000) Immigrants' pathways to business ownership: A comparative ethnic perspective. International Migration Review 34(3), 682-706.

Smith, B.E. & Winders, J. (2008) "We're here to stay": Economic restructuring, Latino migration and place-making in the U.S. South. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers 33(1), 60-72.

Due Today

None