Part B: Understanding the Global City I – Due: March 24
Parameters
• Title Page
• 1,000 – 2,000 words;
• 12-pt font;
• double-spaced;
• APA referencing (both in-text and bibliography)
Prompt
• For Part B, you must discuss your city in relation to 1 of the first 3 types of cities we have discussed in class so far (Colonial/Post-Colonial Cities; World Class Cities; or Multicultural Cities)
• You must develop an argument about why your chosen city can be understood as fitting into one of these types
Key questions to consider:
• How does your city fit within the city type you have chosen?
• How is it similar and different for the case cities discussed in lecture and the course readings?
• What insights are gained about your chosen city through analyzing it within the context of a particular type of global city?
• What are the limitations of your chosen city type in understanding how globalization has impacted the city you are analyzing? What is left out or even obscured by analyzing your city through your chosen type?
• Are the claims you are making backed up or grounded in the literature you are citing?
• Remember: the focus is on exploring the impacts of globalization on specific cities through the frames of colonialism/post-colonialism, world class cities, or multicultural cities
Referencing
• You must draw from at least 3 academic or scholarly sources
o At least 1 of these must be a course reading
• You may draw on non-scholarly, media sources to complement your academic sources
• You must correctly reference where you obtained your information – both in text and in a bibliography – using APA referencing style
Requirements
• You should not feel bound by these questions, but rather think of them as a set of ideas on how to approach your analysis
• You are welcome to be creative with your approach, analysis, argument, and format
o To do well your paper must have a coherent structure – there should be a narrative thread that ties your argument together
• Make sure your argument is at the proper scale – cities (as opposed to the nation)
• Define key terms that you are using in your own words
Strong papers will:
o Make explicit linkages to overarching or key course concepts or urban studies/geography themes
o Make a clear and nuanced argument that goes beyond “my city fits a particular frame”
o Consider the limitations of your chosen frame in understanding how globalization has impacted your city
o In doing so, you will discuss what is left out or even obscured by analyzing your city through your chosen type?
o Draw upon a variety of sources to lend support to the argument
o Build on Part A and preview Part C
Please refer to the Grading Rubric and Criteria attached below –
Grading Rubric and Criteria
Introduction
o Your introduction should be clear and coherent. It should include:
o Your argument that links your city to the particular course frame you have chosen (Colonial City; World Class City; or Multicultural City)
o This is an opportunity to provide a specific argument or case study that explores your city’s experience with globalization in some depth through one of the particular frames we have discussed in class
o You should also provide a roadmap or overview for your paper in your introduction
5 to > 4.5 pts
Excellent 4.5 to > 3.5 pts
Very Good 3.5 to > 2 pts
Good 2.5 to > 1 pts
Needs Improvement 1 to > 0 pts
No Marks
Analysis
o In the body of your paper, the expectation is that you will:
o Explore the application of your chosen frame (Colonial City; World Class City; or Multicultural City) in analyzing your city’s experience with globalization
o Provide examples or sub-arguments that support the central argument of your paper that you provided in your introduction
o Present a nuanced case for how using your chosen frame, we can understand aspects of urban change within your city that are related to globalization
o Engage with your sources beyond simply using them as sources of fact
5 to > 4.5 pts
Excellent 4.5 to > 3.5 pts
Very Good 3.5 to > 2 pts
Good 2.5 to > 1 pts
Needs Improvement 1 to > 0 pts
No Marks
References
o Your referencing practices should adhere to APA guidelines and provide a clear indication of source material
o Your paper must provide proper in-text APA referencing
o Sources of information must be clearly indicated
o In-text referencing must be properly formatted
o You must include a bibliography with properly formatted references (APA)
5 to > 4.5 pts
Full Marks 4.5 to > 3.5 pts
Very Good 3.5 to > 2 pts
Good 2.5 to > 1 pts
Needs Improvement 1 to > 0 pts
No Marks/Missing
Writing and Formatting
o Quality of writing is assessed (including spelling, grammar, and evidence of proofreading)
o Your paper should flow well and demonstrate evidence of organization
o Use headings/sub-headings where appropriate
o Adhere to word count
5 to > 4.5 pts
Full Marks 4.5 to > 3.5 pts
Very Good 3.5 to > 2 pts
Good 2.5 to > 1 pts
Needs Improvement 1 to > 0 pts
No Marks/Missing