'Preface to the Global as Trope-ical'

"What’s the first thing that comes to mind for you when you hear the word “global”? Beyond the global as system or sphere, I have in mind the ways it may work as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, or dialectic.  This short essay reflects briefly on some initial associations that may arise in the context of exploring global studies."

https://gsc.gust.edu.kw/2021-carpenter

PDF at:  https://gsc.gust.edu.kw/sites/default/files/files/GSC%20Newsletter%202%20-%202021.pdf