GLBL 296

Spring 2021 All Classes

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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.

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GLBL 296 class schedule data for spring 2021
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
51435	Online	A	2:00PM -3:50PM	R	n.a.	Kilgore, J	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/22/21-05/05/21 Section Title: Mass Incarceration Section Info: This course will explore the recent history and experience of mass incarceration, focusing on how this phenomenon began in the US but has become a global trend. Taught by an instructor who spent six years in US prisons, the course will combine academic materials with presentations and visits by other formerly incarcerated people to give students a rounded view of what incarceration means, how it feels and how people can contest the hegemony of the prison and related institutionalized punishment. This course will be offered online via Compass.
68514	Online	AA	3:00PM -4:50PM	W	n.a.	Jamal, M	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/22/21-05/05/21 Section Title: Global Major League Baseball Section Info: Baseball has evolved into an international phenomenon, with professional leagues emerging in all the world’s major continents. Major League Baseball (MLB) has made strong attempts to enter markets in every continent. This seminar will examine the past and current socioeconomic implications of Major League Baseball (MLB) and other professional leagues and their role in globalization. The analysis begins in 1869, after the Civil War, with the formation of what is now the National League and concludes with contemporary issues in baseball. This course will examine how baseball traveled to different regions of the world, and although different regions have added their own unique cultural variations, it still remains, fundamentally the same sport. We will examine the role colonialism played in baseball’s global journey and why some places embraced this sport more than others. Course will be offered via Zoom and Moodle.
60626	Online	B	10:00AM -11:50AM	R	n.a.	Leffingwell, S	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/22/21-05/05/21 Section Title: International Environ Treaties Section Info: This seminar explores the universe of international environmental treaties, particularly those related to climate change. Students will develop a basic knowledge of key treaties and their effectiveness, based in an understanding of how treaties are drafted and why countries choose to follow them. In doing so, students will develop a multidimensional understanding of global pro-environmental efforts, including insight into the failures and successes of those efforts. This course will be offered on Compass with live meetings via Zoom.
62512	Online	C	10:00AM -11:50AM	W	n.a.	Winata, F	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/25/21-03/19/21 Section Title: Impacts of Migration on Health Section Info: Impacts of migration on health and wellbeing are important issues. The disease spread quickly through human migration across the globe. Immigrants face barriers and challenges in accessing healthcare in foreign countries. The wellbeing of immigrants and social supports for immigrant become crucial. Through weekly readings corresponding with the themes of the impacts of migration on health and wellbeing, students will explore the impacts of migration on more specific contexts. Such as the impacts of migration on infectious disease spread and noncommunicable disease; how we understand the wellbeing of immigrants; and how we understand the challenges faced by immigrants in accessing healthcare in foreign countries.
62739	Online	F	3:00PM -4:50PM	W	n.a.	Silverman, H	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/25/21-03/19/21 Section Title: Global Heritage Gov Conflict Section Info: This course considers the role of “global cultural governance” in the resolution as well as exacerbation of conflicts that occur because of heritage claims. These conflicts may be bloody and lethal, as when ethnic groups war with each other within a country or when countries attack each other over claims to a site that each considers as “their heritage.”
63498	Online	H	7:00PM -8:50PM	T	n.a.	Gathogo, M Mishra, M	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/25/21-03/19/21 Section Title: Comm, Identity Global Kenya Section Info: The course examines the impact of economic globalization on the community and identity formations in Africa with special reference to the multicultural, multilingual East African country of Kenya. The patterns of maintenance and shift of identities of various ethnic groups, including the Indians, will be examined to evaluate co-existence of a large number of transnational corporations with the growing forces of ethno-nationalism. This course will be synchronous ONL sessions via Zoom.