GLBL 296

Fall 2010 All Classes

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Global St Foundation Seminar

Credit: 1 hours.

Examination of current controversies and larger ethical issues in today's global society. Topics could include: immigration, global environmental debates, and population issues.

May be repeated in separate terms to a maximum of 3 hours. Prerequisite: GLBL 100.

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GLBL 296 class schedule data for fall 2010
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
54533	Lecture-Discussion	BF	4:00PM -4:50PM	T	G30 Foreign Languages Building	Rudasill, L Ford, B	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/10-12/08/10 Section Title: The Power of Information.... Section Info: The Power of Information in Development Focuses on transformative events in technology and information using the Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations as a framework; explores the production and dissemination of knowledge in society to develop an appreciation of the information revolution; provides a deeper understanding of the term ?digital divide? in supporting sustainable development.
54532	Lecture-Discussion	MM	3:00PM -4:50PM	W	136 Davenport Hall	Manalansan, M	Part of Term: A Date Range: 08/23/10-10/15/10 Section Title: Food and Globalization Section Info: Food is an important medium of global processes and flows. This course will provide students with theories, concepts,and methods to enable them to critical understand contemporary issues of global hunger, food security, and transnational food politics. Utilizing materials from history, anthropology, sociology, geography, political science, and other social science disciplines, the course will enable students to pursue more advanced research interests about the global dimensions of food, production, distribution, and consumption.
54534	Lecture-Discussion	PD	4:00PM -5:50PM	W	G36 Foreign Languages Building	Diehl, P Balas, A	Part of Term: A Date Range: 08/23/10-10/15/10 Section Title: Global Peace Operations Section Info: This course provides the conceptual tools and historical background for analysis of peace operations. It focuses on how peace operations are authorized, deployed, and financed. Finally, their effectiveness across different conflict contexts and organizational arrangements, as well as what challenges lie ahead for this tool of conflict management, are considered.
54535	Lecture-Discussion	TW	4:00PM -5:50PM	W	G36 Foreign Languages Building	Wedig, T	Part of Term: B Date Range: 10/18/10-12/08/10 Section Title: Technology & Social Movements Section Info: This course examines the use of technology by social movements in order to affect change at the local, national, and global levels. We will focus on the role of internet-based communications tools such as social networking in overcoming resource disparities, the effectiveness of virtual protest, and the subversion of mainstream content by opposition groups. The course will include theoretical, case study, and research elements.