Today I'll be discussing the historical globalization, settlement, and colonial history that influences the marginalization of under-represented minorities in STEM. These influences carry over into our narrative of Mars Colonization.
If you missed yesterday's post, here are the two key background articles:
If you missed yesterday's post, here are the two key background articles:
- OtherSociologist's blog, "Rethinking the Narrative of Mars Colonisation"
- Dr. Lee's, "When discussing Humanity’s next move to space, the language we use matters."
One of the narratives that we have about globalization is described by Thomas Friedman in The World Is Flat : A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
. Friedman describes 3 phases of globalization. Friedman's three phases begin with Columbus in 1492:
. Friedman describes 3 phases of globalization. Friedman's three phases begin with Columbus in 1492:- Globalization 1.0: Rediscovery of the New World, the Americas
- Globalization 2.0: Multinational companies creating global markets
- Globalization 3.0: Individuals developing global networks and businesses.
However, in the History of Exploration course that I took, Dr. Keith Parsons discussed how globalization has no beginning. In that course, we used phases more like this:
