GLBL 298

Fall 2013 All Classes

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Global Studies Seminar Abroad

Credit: 3 hours.

Seminars introduce students to aspects of globalization through a case study of a particular location abroad. On campus, students explore historical and contemporary aspects of the location abroad to prepare for their field visit. Abroad, students engage with local resources and people to better understand how the local site contributes to and is impacted by relevant global processes under focus. Course activities will include a field site visit abroad, discussions, lectures, short essays, student presentation, and final projects. Topics vary according to site location and instructor expertise. For more information, go to: http://wwww.las.uiuc.edu/coursesabroad/globalstudies.html.

May be repeated in separate terms to a maximum of 6 hours.

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GLBL 298 class schedule data for fall 2013
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
62067	Lecture-Discussion	RR	5:00PM -6:20PM	T	1026 Lincoln Hall	Katsikas, S	Part of Term: B Date Range: 10/21/13-01/10/14 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Cyprus Section Info: Cyprus: Conflict and Post-Conflict Resolution. Registration is restricted until students have been accepted into the program by the Study Abroad Office. See the following link for more information. http://app.studyabroad.illinois.edu/. This course runs the second eight weeks of the Fall semester, October 21, 2013 to December 11, 2013. The off campus component runs approximately December 26, 2013 to January 10, 2014. The course explores the relationship between the nation and the state in the context of conflict and post-conflict resolution. To do this the course uses as case study the island of Cyprus. What has determined relations between ethnic groups living on the island, how did Greek-Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots ended up being engaged in an ethnic conflict in the 1960s and the invasion of the Turkish army and partition of the island in 1974? What measures for post-conflict resolution have been taken since then and, finally, how is life and culture in a split country like Cyprus divided by wall?
54870	Lecture-Discussion	SS	6:00PM -7:50PM	T	1022 Lincoln Hall	Kedem, Y	Part of Term: B Date Range: 10/21/13-01/10/14 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Israel - Cultural Diversity Section Info: Jerusalem, Israel: Cultural Diversity and Immigration in Israel Registration is restricted until students have been accepted into the program by the Study Abroad Office. See the following link for more information. http://app.studyabroad.illinois.edu/. This course runs the second eight weeks of the Fall semester, October 21, 2013 to December 11, 2013. The off campus component runs approximately December 26, 2013 to January 10, 2014. This course abroad to Israel will examine how immigration, cultural diversity, and inter-cultural relationships impact many countries in the world. Israel, a state that encourages immigration, is a great site for investigating how different educational, social, governmental, non-governmental and private organizations deal with these issues. Students will engage with community leaders; members of social, educational, national and religious organizations; and members of different communities.
56472	Lecture-Discussion	UU	5:00PM -8:00PM	W	Location Pending	Salo, K	Part of Term: B Date Range: 10/21/13-01/10/14 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 3 hours Section Title: S Africa Cape Town Section Info: Globalization and Urban Inequalities in Cape Town, S Africa Registration is restricted until students have been accepted into the program by the Study Abroad Office. See the following link for more information. http://app.studyabroad.illinois.edu/. This course runs the second eight weeks of the Fall semester, October 21, 2013 to December 11, 2013. The off campus component runs approximately December 26, 2013 to January 10, 2014. Students will explore and map the City of Cape Town, South Africa. Through walking tours and debates, students will explore how urban social movements appropriate and contest the designated uses of planned public spaces such as temporary resettlement areas, urban parks and streets to protest persistent spatial segregations and social hierarchies of race, class and gender. Students produce a map of contested public spaces as current sites struggle and write a review essay of their daily experiences. This section will meet in Room 19, Temple Hoyne Buell Hall.
54873	Lecture-Discussion	VV	5:00PM -7:00PM	M	G48 Foreign Languages Building	Silverman, H	Part of Term: B Date Range: 10/21/13-01/10/14 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Peru - Cultural Tourism... Section Info: Cultural Tourism and Economic Development in Peru, Cuzco, Machu Picchu, and Lima. Registration is restricted until students have been accepted into the program by the Study Abroad Office. See the following link for more information. http://app.studyabroad.illinois.edu/. This course runs the second eight weeks of the Fall semester, October 21, 2013 to December 11, 2013. The off campus component runs approximately December 26, 2013 to January 10, 2014. Tourism is one of the world?s largest global industries. But not all tourism and development yields equally beneficial results in the local communities where great sites are located. We investigate these issues at Peru?s most spectacular World Heritage sites, located in the breathtaking Sacred Valley of the Incas. The program highlight is our rediscovery of the ?lost city? of Machu Picchu, exploration of historic Cuzco, and participation in authentic indigenous celebrations.
54874	Lecture-Discussion	WW	5:00PM -6:50PM	T	G24 Foreign Languages Building	Balci, E	Part of Term: B Date Range: 10/21/13-01/10/14 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Istanbul, Turkey Diversity in Section Info: Diversity in Modern Turkey Registration is restricted until students have been accepted into the program by the Study Abroad Office. See the following link for more information. http://app.studyabroad.illinois.edu/. This course runs the second eight weeks of the Fall semester, October 21, 2013 to December 11, 2013. The off campus component runs approximately December 26, 2013 to January 10, 2014. Students explore the linguistic and cultural diversity of Turkey not only from a historical perspective but also from the lens of today. Istanbul is a great location to observe the history portrayed by the architectural monuments and to interact with the residents of Turkey. Through homestays, students will be able to get a better understanding of the interactions and conflicts between the East and the West, secularism and religion at the crossroads of history and modernity.
54877	Lecture-Discussion	YY	7:00PM -10:00PM	W	111 David Kinley Hall	Akresh, R	Part of Term: B Date Range: 10/21/13-01/10/14 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Section Title: Burkino Faso, Africa Section Info: The Face of Economic Development in Africa Registration is restricted until students have been accepted into the program by the Study Abroad Office. See the following link for more information. http://app.studyabroad.illinois.edu/. This course runs the second eight weeks of the Fall semester, October 21, 2013 to December 11, 2013. The off campus component runs approximately December 26, 2013 to January 10, 2014. Burkina Faso: The course will visit different government, non-governmental, and private business organizations to learn about the complexity of economic development issues in Africa. This program will study policies and programs that have succeeded, as well as failed, to offer the right incentives to individuals (whether in the household, a firm, a village, or a country) and how these policies have had a significant impact on people. No language is needed, but knowing French can enhance this experience.
54878	Lecture-Discussion	ZZ	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Rogers, M	Part of Term: B Date Range: 10/21/13-01/10/14 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Spain and Morocco Section Info: Spain & Morocco: Convivencia Then and Today Registration is restricted until students have been accepted into the program by the Study Abroad Office. See the following link for more information. http://app.studyabroad.illinois.edu/. This course runs the second eight weeks of the Fall semester, October 21, 2013 to December 11, 2013. The off campus component runs approximately December 26, 2013 to January 10, 2014. Students will explore the links between Spain and North Africa, focusing on both the religious coexistence and continuing tensions in the region. Students will join Moroccan student s in a service-learning project in a rural area. Students examine the languages, music, science and technology that contributed to the making of rich Western and Islamic civilizations and reflect on how the Arab Spring, Feminism and the Amizigh plight might impact on the region.