Author Archives: nleigb10

About nleigb10

I'm a food geek, traveller, and senior at St. Lawrence double majoring Global Studies and Multi-Language Major.

Red Obsession

Posted on December 17, 2013 by nleigb10

Last spring, the Tribeca Film Festival featured a documentary highlighting China’s insatiable thirst, called Red Obsession. Directed by Warwick Ross and narrated by Russell Crowe, this explores the growth of wine from grapes in the far West, chateaux in Bordeaux, … Continue reading →

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Bringing Althusser Back

Posted on December 11, 2013 by nleigb10

I think I’ve had a break through. So my case study is a more culturally-focused derivative of my SYE on the significance of grape wine in China. I’ve honestly been wrestling with the topic for over a year, been muddled … Continue reading →

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Case Study: Wine in China

Posted on November 23, 2013 by nleigb10

So this is just your typical wine chateaux, built upon sprawling acres of maturing grape vines… in China?! That’s right—this chateau was actually built within the last few years outside the northeastern city of Tianjin, not in the Loire Valley … Continue reading →

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Globalization and Questions of Representation

Posted on November 10, 2013 by nleigb10

Notes from Global Studies Cafe Discussion: Keira, Kat, Gill, Asana, and Nicole (scribe) Revisiting Stuart Hall on globalization: local and global; old vs. new OLD – culture based on exclusion: monarchy privileges the ‘royal blood’; anyone outside the monarchy does … Continue reading →

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Cafe discussion – Two Spirits

Posted on September 1, 2013 by nleigb10

Cafe discussion on Thursday, Aug. 29 for Two Spirits Gillian Hunt, Tommy Matt, Kat Lukens, & Nicole Eigbrett (scribe) After watching the story of Fred Martinez in Two Spirits, we had the opportunity to reflect upon gender identity and positionality– … Continue reading →

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