Course talk:HIST102/HIST102SECT98AMay09-ZoneOfInteractionATeam

Discussion

one way to organize our contributions would be to decide on an outline and then portion out sections of the opening statement to the group. Once we've posted them on the wiki, we can each post our own edited version of the complete statement and work from there! any other ideas?SarahAnnMariePreston 21:11, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

I've set us up each a sub heading for our assignment contributions to be posted. Please make suggestions if you feel this could be organized better!! I will be posting to my subsection my version of a rough outline for the opening statement tomorrow! Hopefully we can start sharing any Journal articles and such we have found online, and any other suggestions for background reading. SarahAnnMariePreston 21:35, 23 August 2009 (UTC)

So, in trying to find journal articles to support our argument....I find myself wondering what 'zones' are we going to refer to as Pro our issue? I'm going to add another section on this discussion tab where we can post the links to any Journal articles that may (or may not) be useful references. I have also attempted to find out more about debates.... My understanding is that we come up with 3-4 points, pro the issue, with supporting examples. We also would come up with the two strongest points the opposing team may use against the issue, and figure out how to discredit/prove it wrong. Does this sound right? Am I missing anything? Does anyone have any experience with debates? SarahAnnMariePreston 17:44, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Hey Sarah, Yeah, we need to come up with a few point and provide the support. I think for the second part of the assignment we will be discrediting the opponent.

Vancouver would be a good place to proof that our topic is true. The multiculturalism of the area has foster new businesses, new money, new ideas...I will do some research on the history of life in Vancouver and Toronto vs town/cities with less racial diversity...--VanessaCleary 04:06, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Hey Vanessa, I was bad and did some spying on the B team....and what I read there prompted me to re-read the assignment. I think we are supposed to base everything on section 3. Boring, I know. I was getting all excited about very different examples too!

so, in what I've dug up so far, I've found some very interesting support in sociology and the mechanisms of social change. These mechanisms are : Conflict, Tension and Adaptation, and Diffusion of Innovation.
These mechanisms parallel what we see historically with the rivalry between colonial powers, the process resulting in the addition of Japan as a colonial power, and what we can see occuring within the colonies themselves as new ideas and cultures interact, creating tension, conflict, and diffusion of political, social and technological ideas. I think we can prove all the nastiness of violent conflict and segregation as part of the process leading to social integration and stability. I'm thinking only the immediate impact of colonization results in lack of integration and stability. Long term, it's all good.

What do you think?? To much? If anyone is interested in exploring this idea further, a thorough explanation of social change can be found (but not sourced...the prof does not like my use of encyclopedias) at Britannica online. I also have notes if anyone wants the readers digest version.SarahAnnMariePreston 14:49, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

I've blogged some of the ideas I've been coming up with in my section on the wiki main page. Let me know if you want to run with any of them. I will carry on reviewing material fr. section three and post anything else I think of. I will also continue popping in daily to provide feedback on any ideas you folks may have. See you round! SarahAnnMariePreston 03:15, 30 August 2009 (UTC)

I have posted my idea for thesis, outline and supporting points in my section of the main page. See you folks in a couple hours. (noonish, I see the time stamp is wrong)SarahAnnMariePreston 17:08, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Tips from the prof..."Keep in mind that there is nothing wrong with conceding certain points in terms of the opposing team's argument. Focus on what you think is the weakest part of their argument and try to counter it." SarahAnnMariePreston 13:26, 8 September 2009 (UTC)[6:26AM, Sept8th]

Hey Vanessa, Thanks for your blurb on my notes from B-Team. I've copied it over to the main page so it's easier to refer to. Annoying trait with wiki....you can't navigate back and forth between pages! Waiting for some input from Chris, since he has made it back...SarahAnnMariePreston 13:25, 10 September 2009 (UTC)[Sept 10 6:25AM] __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Links to Supporting Material

Link to on-line course at St. Marys University http://stmarys.ca/~evanderveen/wvdv/social_change/sc_course_documents.html

Link to UBC Library e-sources login [allows you to use UBCs account to access JSTOR etc. websites] https://rsvpn.ubc.ca/login_post.yaws

Social change in the colonies - 'Economic and Social Development in the Colonies' (1936!): http://www.jstor.org/pss/716611

Emigrants and Society:colonial Spanish America http://www.jstor.org/pss/179027

Language in Society - Colonization/integration fr. language point of view http://www.jstor.org/pss/4167571

Colonization and immigrant integration methods of Britain and France http://www.jstor.org/pss/4501720