Chapter 9 Recommended resources

Globalization and Global Inequality

United Nations

http://www.un.org/en/index.html  

The United Nations is a global organization that addresses common challenges and issues across nations. The website includes news, documents, and information on nations around the world.

The End of Poverty

https://topdocumentaryfilms.com/end-of-poverty/  

This documentary addresses contemporary financial inequality as a result of military conquest, colonialism, and decades of unchallenged policies.

TedTalks

https://www.ted.com/talks  

This website features a number of videos and podcasts relevant to globalization. Key speakers include Canadian scholars, such as author and activist Naomi Klein.

Oxford University Podcasts

https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/keywords/globalization  

A number of podcasts on globalization are available on the Oxford University website. These are valuable resources for students who are interested in global inequality.

Feminist Theory

http://journals.sagepub.com/home/fty  

This is a scholarly journal that publishes on feminism and feminist theory. In particular, students may be interested in a special issue (Volume 2, September 2016) which address feminism in the Global South.

McLaren, Margaret. (2017). Decolonizing Feminism: Transnational Feminism and Globalization. Rowman & Littlefield International.

https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781786602602/Decolonizing-Feminism-Transnational-Feminism-and-Globalization

This book by Margaret McLaren includes a series of essays by various scholars who address transnational feminism, decolonization and globalization.

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