2005 Photo Contest Winner


"Quenching Colonial Thirst?"

Near a Jain Temple outside Mysore, India
Jarvi Kononen '06
Global Semester

The sun may have set on the British Empire, but it would be deceptive to say that we live in a truly post-colonial era. In an age of rapid globalization nation-states have taken a back seat to multi-national corporations as colonizing powers. We can no longer dwell in ignorance of the fact that our everyday actions as consumers have a significant impact on life on the other side of the globe. What colonizing forces will you support today?

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