03/21 - Athenaeum - The Cultural Implications of Globalization by Hamid Yeganeh

Please join us for our Library Athenaeum on March 21, 2012 at 1:00pm. Hamid Yeganeh, Assistant Professor of Business Administration, will present The Cultural Implications of Globalization.

The most well-known interpretation of cultural globalization is homogenization or McDonalization which emphasize the cultural convergence across the globe especially through multinational corporations. I take a different position and discuss the cultural implications of globalization under three paradigms; homogenization, differentialism, and hybridization. Consequently, I conceptualize globalization as a dialectical phenomenon that fragments as it coordinates. Building on this conceptualization, I reflect on the business and social implications of globalization.

The Library Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the Krueger Library, bluff side.

03/07 - Athenaeum at 1pm - Business in Africa

Please join us on Wednesday, March 7, at 1:00pm for our Athenaeum titled Business in Africa presented by Kathryn J. Ready, Professor, Business Administration.

Professor Ready participated in a faculty development study tour during May 2011 of businesses, cultural areas, game reserves and government offices/embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. Professor Ready will discuss the political and economic climate as it pertains to issues that businesses currently face in this region.

The Krueger Library Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the Krueger Library on the bluff side. All Athenaeum events are free and open to the public. For the complete Fall 2011 Library Athenaeum schedule, please visit the following: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

11/5 Athenaeum at 1pm - Eastern European Integration into the EU by Kathryn Ready

Join us on Wednesday, November 5, 2008 at 1:00 pm for Kathryn Ready's presentation titled "Eastern European Integration into the EU."

Professor Ready will share her experiences and understanding of EU integration activities in Poland, Croatia, Czech Republic and Bulgaria. She has recently been on a study tour of businesses, universities and parliaments in the region (in May 2007) and will be going again in May 2008.

The Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the WSU Krueger Library, bluff side.

Fall 2008 Athenaeum schedule can be found at: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/

9/24 Athenaeum at 1pm - Degooglization by Allison Quam

Join us on Wednesday (9/24) at 1pm for Allison Quam's presentation on "De-Googlization: Where to Begin?"

Allison Quam will explore how Google has influenced our assumptions about research, its influence on the dissemination of information, and its monopoly on the web. Also, explore whether citizens should trust a billionaire dollar company that includes in its philosophy, “You can make money without doing evil.”

For the full Athenaeum schedule please go to: http://www.winona.edu/library/athenaeum/ The Athenaeum is located on the second floor of the WSU Krueger Library (the bluff side).