GLBL 296

Spring 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 spring 2010
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
51559	Lecture-Discussion	EM	4:00PM -5:50PM	R	G18 Foreign Languages Building	Moodie, E	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/19/10-03/12/10 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Critical Human Rights in Glbl Section Info: Critical Human Rights in Global Perspective. Human rights are not "natural," but historically located ideas through which political claims are made. In this course we explore a range of "rights," from children's rights to rights to health. We ask: in the post-Cold War, post-9/11, globalizing environment, how have ideas about human rights transformed, deformed, or reformed?
52241	Lecture-Discussion	MK	6:00PM -6:50PM	T	1022 Foreign Languages Building	Kuenning, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Ethics & the Debate of Reform Section Info: Ethics and the Debate of Reforming US Immigration Law Examines the debate about U.S. immigration reform from the perspective of moral philosophy. Designed to introduce students to: (1) philosophical thought about immigration, (2) current U.S. immigration law and policy, and (3) recent proposals for reform. Students will synthesize the three topics by intervening in the ongoing debate.
52240	Lecture-Discussion	MM	4:00PM -5:50PM	W	G20 Foreign Languages Building	Manalansan, M	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/19/10-03/12/10 Credit: 1 hours 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 understand issues of global hunger, food security and food politics. Utilizing materials from various fields, the course will enable students to pursue more advanced research interests about food and globalization.
51435	Lecture-Discussion	SFL	6:00PM -7:50PM	T	G30 Foreign Languages Building	Frohardt-Lane, S	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/19/10-03/12/10 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: GLBL Issues of Oil Dependence Section Info: The use of petroleum as a fuel has enabled a vast range of changes, many of which have greatly increased the standard of living for large segments of the world population. But the history of the petroleum use has a profoundly ambiguous and complex record. In this course, we will explore the political, social, and environmental impacts of worldwide petroleum use.
51558	Lecture-Discussion	SR	5:00PM -6:50PM	R	123 David Kinley Hall	Rashid, S	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/19/10-03/12/10 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Microfinance and the War on Section Info: Microfinance and the War on Poverty. Microfinance has been heralded as the spearhead of the war on global poverty. This vision is due to Dr. Yunus (Nobel prize 2006) and his efforts in Bangladesh. This course will examine Microfinance in Bangladesh, its successes and limitations, and its future potential, particularly since Microfinance involves not just economics but also social change, particularly for women. Microfinance is now a worldwide movement, so the Bangladesh story will be supplemented by experiences in Indonesia, India, Bolivia and South Korea, so as to encourage a global view of poverty.
54267	Lecture-Discussion	TW	4:00PM -5:50PM	W	329 Gregory Hall	Wedig, T	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/15/10-05/05/10 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Intl Humanitarian Intervention Section Info: This course examines the recent history of international intervention in humanitarian emergencies, with particular focus on the cases of Rwanda, the former Yugoslavia, and Darfur as well as recent natural disasters including the Haitian earthquake and ongoing food security emergencies throughout the developing world. Aspects considered include political and economic factors in the international system, the impact of domestic politics on the willingness of global powers to intervene, and the variety of factors that contributed to intervention (or non-intervention) in each case. Readings and discussions will include such topics as early warning and prediction of conflict, historical factors, international norms and institutions, natural resources, civil society, NGOs, technology, and national security. Prospective students must be able to participate in a videoconference with UN staff in Rwanda on April 8 at 8:30am.