GLBL 296

Spring 2014 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 the same or separate terms to a maximum of 3 hours if topics vary. Prerequisite: GLBL 100.

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GLBL 296 class schedule data for spring 2014
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
60585	Lecture-Discussion	A	3:30PM -4:50PM	T	329 Gregory Hall	Kohli, T	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/21/14-03/14/14 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: People in Motion Section Info: This course will focus on the social, economic, political and cultural impact of movements of people beyond their national borders. The objective is to understand the theoretical and practical implications for a globally mobile population through an inter-disciplinary lens. Case studies will be used to examine the strengths of a deeply interconnected world; how it can be challenged by the notion of keeping the nation-states intact and; what should be expected for the future of migrant populations.
60589	Lecture-Discussion	B	2:00PM -3:50PM	T	G36 Foreign Languages Building	Kilgore, J	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/21/14-03/14/14 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Water Development Section Info: This course will explore the complexities of water and access to water in the current global context. Throughout the various sections of the course, materials and discussions will emphasize the differential impact of water scarcity on the global North and global South, the differences of water scarcity processes among countries of the global South, and the ways in which gender impacts policy and access.
60626	Lecture-Discussion	C	4:00PM -5:50PM	R	G46 Foreign Languages Building	Bowden, D	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/21/14-03/14/14 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: International Human Rights Section Info: Students will learn about variations in conceptions of human rights both across time and across cultures, and the challenges these variations present for defending human rights at the global scale. Subsequently, we will cover and critique the international infrastructure aimed at defining and protecting human rights, including international law, the United Nations, the International Criminal Court, humanitarian military intervention, and non-governmental organizations. Throughout the semester, students will conduct independent research on a humanitarian crisis of their choosing and present their findings in a variety of formats.
51435	Lecture-Discussion	D	4:00PM -5:50PM	T	221 Gregory Hall	Spears, M	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/17/14-05/07/14 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Economic Inequality & Democrat Section Info: What are the effects of income inequality on democracy? In an era of economic crises and growing income inequality throughout the world, answers to this question could have serious political and social implications. This course will take an expansive view to answer this question by exploring the ways in which economic inequality may matter for the birth and survival of democracies. Specifically, the course will examine how inequality affects participation, political attitudes, and citizens? general wellbeing.
51558	Lecture-Discussion	E	11:00AM -12:50PM	W	1120 Foreign Languages Building	Rosas, G	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/17/14-05/07/14 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Current Conflict Mexico/US Bdr Section Info: Current Conflict on the Mexico-U.S. Border. This seminar explores the complex problems and on the ground struggles of the contemporary Mexico-U.S. borderlands. Undocumented migration, the militarization of border policing, the drug war, vigilantism, and other conflicts will be explored through critical scholarly interpretations, media, film and documentaries.