Alicia Swords
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 2175296 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Alicia Swords |
| NOMBRES | Alicia |
| APELLIDO | Swords |
| FIRMA | SWORDS A |
| AFILIACIONES | Ithaca College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2426-1980 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 7 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 23 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 7 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2007 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2021 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Collaborating for Change
Action research on organizational change with the Food Bank of the Southern Tier
Testing the Flat World Thesis
We present a learning module to engage students in the global inequality debate using Google Public Data World Development Indicators. Goals of this article are to articulate the importance and urgency of teaching global issues to American students; situate the central debate in the globalization literature, paying particular attention to global inequalities and trajectories of convergence or divergence in life chances; and demonstrate the value …
Consuming Mexican Labor
Mexican migration to the United States and Canada is a highly contentious issue in the eyes of many North Americans, and every generation seems to construct the northward flow of labor as a brand new social problem. The history of Mexican labor migration to the United States, from the Bracero Program (1942-1964) to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), suggests that Mexicans have been actively encouraged to migrate northward when labor…
Beyond Pedagogy
This article focuses on how service learning can function as a democratizing and empowering approach to pedagogy, research, organizational learning, and community development. The dominant discourse of service learning has evolved into a narrowly-defined alternative pedagogy that promotes student learning and enrichment but very little community development, institutional change, and policy change. For service learning to lead to more meaningful …
Beyond Tourist Gazes and Performances
Theoretical debates about the relationship between tourism and Latin American development are often based upon the distinction between tourism's performative and its visual aspects. Though gazes and performances are important, they occur in the context of a usurpation of land and labor that lead to the displacement and exploitation of the residents of tourist destinations. Examination of U.S. consumption of tourist destinations and hospitality la…
Neo-Zapatista Network Politics
As Zapatista support-base communities consolidate their autonomy, a variety of organizations have taken up lessons from the Zapatistas. Neo-Zapatista organizations-grassroots and nongovernmental organizations that support the Zapatistas' demands-are developing alternative practices of participatory democracy and autonomous development. These practices include "rule by obeying," resisting government programs, strengthening cooperatives, diversifyi…
Neo-Zapatista Network Politics
As Zapatista support-base communities consolidate their autonomy, a variety of organizations have taken up lessons from the Zapatistas. Neo-Zapatista organizations-grassroots and nongovernmental organizations that support the Zapatistas' demands-are developing alternative practices of participatory democracy and autonomous development. These practices include "rule by obeying," resisting government programs, strengthening cooperatives, diversifyi…
Testing the Flat World Thesis
We present a learning module to engage students in the global inequality debate using Google Public Data World Development Indicators. Goals of this article are to articulate the importance and urgency of teaching global issues to American students; situate the central debate in the globalization literature, paying particular attention to global inequalities and trajectories of convergence or divergence in life chances; and demonstrate the value …
Beyond Pedagogy
This article focuses on how service learning can function as a democratizing and empowering approach to pedagogy, research, organizational learning, and community development. The dominant discourse of service learning has evolved into a narrowly-defined alternative pedagogy that promotes student learning and enrichment but very little community development, institutional change, and policy change. For service learning to lead to more meaningful …
Collaborating for Change
Action research on organizational change with the Food Bank of the Southern Tier
Beyond Tourist Gazes and Performances
Theoretical debates about the relationship between tourism and Latin American development are often based upon the distinction between tourism's performative and its visual aspects. Though gazes and performances are important, they occur in the context of a usurpation of land and labor that lead to the displacement and exploitation of the residents of tourist destinations. Examination of U.S. consumption of tourist destinations and hospitality la…
Neo-Zapatista Network Politics
As Zapatista support-base communities consolidate their autonomy, a variety of organizations have taken up lessons from the Zapatistas. Neo-Zapatista organizations-grassroots and nongovernmental organizations that support the Zapatistas' demands-are developing alternative practices of participatory democracy and autonomous development. These practices include "rule by obeying," resisting government programs, strengthening cooperatives, diversifyi…
Beyond Tourist Gazes and Performances
Theoretical debates about the relationship between tourism and Latin American development are often based upon the distinction between tourism's performative and its visual aspects. Though gazes and performances are important, they occur in the context of a usurpation of land and labor that lead to the displacement and exploitation of the residents of tourist destinations. Examination of U.S. consumption of tourist destinations and hospitality la…
Consuming Mexican Labor
Mexican migration to the United States and Canada is a highly contentious issue in the eyes of many North Americans, and every generation seems to construct the northward flow of labor as a brand new social problem. The history of Mexican labor migration to the United States, from the Bracero Program (1942-1964) to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), suggests that Mexicans have been actively encouraged to migrate northward when labor…
Beyond Pedagogy
This article focuses on how service learning can function as a democratizing and empowering approach to pedagogy, research, organizational learning, and community development. The dominant discourse of service learning has evolved into a narrowly-defined alternative pedagogy that promotes student learning and enrichment but very little community development, institutional change, and policy change. For service learning to lead to more meaningful …
Testing the Flat World Thesis
We present a learning module to engage students in the global inequality debate using Google Public Data World Development Indicators. Goals of this article are to articulate the importance and urgency of teaching global issues to American students; situate the central debate in the globalization literature, paying particular attention to global inequalities and trajectories of convergence or divergence in life chances; and demonstrate the value …
Action research on organizational change with the Food Bank of the Southern Tier
Collaborating for Change
Political science (7 obras) · Sociology (6 obras) · Economics (4 obras) · Law (4 obras) · Public relations (4 obras) · Economic growth (3 obras) · Pedagogy (3 obras) · Social science (3 obras) · Business (2 obras) · Citizen journalism (2 obras)