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Write a 1.5 pages up to 2 pages single-space final essay that brings 3 (you can do more if you wish) weekly themes together around the bigger theme of activism and agency. Make an original argument that ties them all together. To argue for something, you need to first argue against something. Activism is something we all admire (or denigrate) in society, but how is it tied to agency, the ability to shape one’s own life? Do people who have no/little agency have recourse to activism? Does activism deliver or provide much agency? Use themes and materials from the second part of quarter to discuss the activism/agency dyad. In terms of style, your essays are not simple compare papers (they said X and they said y). They are argumentative persuasive essays. You must make an original argument by juxtaposing weekly themes together. You don’t have to compare themes equally; you can prioritize one and use it to discuss the other theme, but the art and skill of writing requires deep analysis and argumentation logic that weaves things together. college-level writing takes practice. Theme 1: racism, sexualiTY, internationalism racism, sexualiTY, internationalism Use the reading “queering the color line within the color” Use lecture slides “lecture week 6 on japan” Theme 2: Palestine, activism, geopolitics Use the reading “spirit in opposition” Use lecture slides “week 8 on palestine” Theme 3: coloniality, authoritarianism, aesthetics Use the reading “Enmeshment aesthetics” Use lecture slides “week 9 on coloniality” ● USE QUOTES FROM THE 3 FILES OF THE READINGS THAT I ATTACHED. ● REFER BACK TO THE LECTURE SLIDES AND USE IDEAS FROM THERE TOO. ● CITE PAGE NUMBERS AND CITE IN MLA FORMAT. ● DON'T USE AI. ● DON'T USE OUTSIDE SOURCES. theinames Review on Palestine and News On May 15, 2025, UCI’s Dr. Brook Haley was arrested while attending a Palestine solidarity rally on campus. WIthout warning, police officers converged on Haley suddenly in the middle of the rally and arrested him for “felony vandalism”. Lecture on Thailand/Georgia • Prof. Bui

• May 27, 2025 Overview
• Middle-Income Trap
• Authoritarianism
• Coloniality

Tourism Cruisine Dance Reaching status of OECD: Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development Level 4 Language Difficulty (US State Department) ฉันรกัการศกึษาระดบั โลก C̄hạn rạk kār ṣụ̄ks̄́ā radạb lok მე მიყვარს გლობალური კვლევები me miq’vars globaluri k’vlevebi

• China classified as upper-middle-income country by the World Bank, struggling to transition to a high- income economy despite being second largest economy in world.
• gross national income (GNI) per capita of US$12,597, China more than US$1,000 behind the international threshold of US$13,845 defining a high-income country in 2023.

Household Debt and Remittances Thailand's household debt is a significant issue, with the household debt-to-GDP ratio remaining high, 90%. Remittances on the Economy In 2021 for example, remittance inflows in Georgia amounted to USD 2.35 billion or 13% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). Significantly, remittances have risen by 76% since 2012. ● Remittances: funds sent by migrants abroad to families Georgia Thailand • 3.7 million 71.2 million upper-middle income” countries Both famous for their culture (food/wine) and tourism Both in the continent of Asia (but Georgia often lumped with Europe depending on who you ask) Rising Authoritarianism in Georgia/Thailand Democracy Matrix Deficient Democracy0.716Georgia51 Moderate Autocracy0.3Thailand135 Deficient Democracy0.811United States of America36 Working Democracy0.958Denmark1 Working Democracy0.956Norway2 Working Democracy0.946Finland3 Working Democracy0.946Sweden4 Working Democracy0.944Germany5 Working Democracy0.934Switzerland6 Working Democracy0.93Netherlands7 What countries do you think are ranked highest For democratic norms? Rise of Populist Authoritarian Conservative Parties Feudalism to Industrialism: The Incomplete Transition to Modern Liberal Democracy

Georgia’s Frozen Conflicts:

1893 to 1917, Georgia part of Russian Tsarist Empire 1921-1991 Georgia under Soviet Union (USSR) Georgia’s ongoing wars with Russia and occupation/annexation Thailand’s military coups: 1932 Promoters Revolution ended absolute monarchy, vested power in the people but actually in a small group of promoters under party dictatorship with pretends of constitutional reform Democratic Backsliding & Emigration Many young Thais and Georgians have left their countries due to better economic opportunities abroad…but also political situations at home Military Coups (Thailand 2014) Political Revolutions (Rose Revolution 2003 in Georgia) General Prayut Chan-o-cha President Mikheil Saakashvili Coloniality (of Power)

• Colonialism
• --Ism: system, practice, or belief
• Coloniality
• --ity: a condition or state

Can you think of something that is not direct/overt/obvious colonial, but it is anyway?