GLBL 296

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Global St Foundation Seminar

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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 fall 2016
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
54536	Lecture-Discussion	AW	5:00PM -5:50PM	T	104 English Building	Williams, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/22/16-12/07/16 Section Title: Transitional Justice/Post-Conf Section Info: This course will examine the role of transitional justice in a post-conflict society. Transitional Justice refers to the measures countries use to address past human rights violations. Topics covered include: truth commissions, local trials, and international tribunals. This class will explore contemporary challenges in human rights law and the impact of globalization on international justice.
58754	Lecture-Discussion	D	2:00PM -2:50PM	TR	137 Armory	Schrag, D	Part of Term: B Date Range: 10/17/16-12/07/16 Section Title: Politics of Belonging Section Info: The Politics of Belonging: Perspectives on Community, Citizenship, Nationalism, and Migration in Europe..... This class will examine the socio-political realities of Europe from the local, regional, national, and trans- national levels. The course poses the questions: what cultural features, identities, historical genealogies, and wide- ranging distinctions have been contained in the concept of Europe; and what is at stake in the current processes of inclusion and exclusion found at various levels of community-formation in Europe? Through ethnographic, sociological, and historical texts we will examine past and current processes of negotiating cultural, economic, and political boundaries within a unifying, expanding, and globalized Europe. This will include examining issues of post-socialism and immigration in relation to notions of European identity, citizenship, and social belonging. We will also look at some of the religious-secular tensions which have been prominent in public discourse since the 1990s. In the final part of the course, Germany will serve as our case study for investigating the dynamics of EU expansion, integration, pluralism, cultural memory, and identity—particularly in regard to the experience of the Turkish Diaspora in Germany.
66693	Lecture-Discussion	MT	6:00PM -7:20PM	W	241 Armory	Mishra, M Kohli, T	Part of Term: A Date Range: 08/22/16-10/14/16 Section Title: Cultre & Econ of Educ in India Section Info: This course provides a critical evaluation of the impact of globalization on the education sector in India. Students will learn about the business of education and how it has overtaken cultural & identity empowerment shaped through education in the country. By focusing on the technical, medical and business schools in India, students will explore the issues of ‘unemployed educated’, a ‘disconnect between theoretical and applied knowledge’ and how these could impact the global competitiveness of the Indian economy. The course will also address the underlying themes of brain-drain, corruption in higher education, feminization of education and caste-class based accessibility issues in higher education.
66694	Lecture-Discussion	SL	9:00AM -10:50AM	T	134 Armory	Wedig, T	Part of Term: A Date Range: 08/22/16-10/14/16 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.
61853	Lecture-Discussion	WHD	2:00PM -3:50PM	W	255 Armory	Kilgore, J	Part of Term: B Date Range: 10/17/16-12/07/16 Section Title: Water, Human Right&Development Section Info: Without water there is no development. But is water a commodity to be bought and sold or a human right? Or can it be both? These are some of the issues we will consider in a course which focuses on our most precious resource. As the saying goes, “Water Is Life.” While we may have taken water for granted in the past or considered it an issue for the "global South," events like the drought in California and the water cutoffs in Detroit are bringing the issue right here to our doorstep. It is truly a global matter. Even the Mahomet Aquifer, the source of our water here in Urbana-Champaign, is experiencing threats to its continued purity. What measures can we take to ensure the continued flow of the water that we need? How do we do the same in other parts of the world? How can we avoid conflict over water in the future? Join this course as we travel around the world to look at the quest for water.