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.

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GLBL 296 class schedule data for fall 2025
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
66693	Lecture-Discussion	AG	3:00PM -4:50PM	T	G18 Literatures, Cultures, & Ling	Guth, A	Part of Term: A Date Range: 08/25/25-10/17/25 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Human Trafficking & Smuggling Section Info: The seminar examines the scope and causes of modern slavery, including debt bondage, child trafficking/child soldiers, forced labor, domestic work, sexual exploitation, and more. An interdisciplinary approach considers the maintenance of these incidences through local, regional, and global perspectives of sociocultural, political, economic, historical, legal, law enforcement, and other views that contribute to the pushes and pulls of human trafficking & smuggling. The seminar then demonstrates the interconnectedness of human trafficking and the UN SDGs. Moreover, we will discuss the transnational crime dimensions, the effectiveness of international and local laws, and the occurrences in developing, transitional, and developed societies.
54536	Lecture-Discussion	DD	3:00PM -4:50PM	W	1024 Lincoln Hall	Schrag, D	Part of Term: B Date Range: 10/20/25-12/10/25 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: The Ministry for the Future Section Info: This course will take the book The Ministry for the Future (2020), by acclaimed “cli-fi” author Kim Stanley Robinson, as its central text for in-depth discussion and analysis. Readings from the book, divided across eight weeks, will be supplemented by additional references and articles. As an exemplary work of “science fiction nonfiction” or “hard speculative fiction,” Robinson’s book offers a unique pedagogical source for teaching about climate change and environmental governance. The book is organized into 106 (mostly) short chapters that alternate between action-thriller plot; back-ground expositions (on various global issues of the environment, political economy, and governance); and poetic-philosophical thought experiments.
78529	Lecture-Discussion	FC	1:00PM -2:50PM	T	241 Armory	Fogelman, C	Part of Term: A Date Range: 08/25/25-10/17/25 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Seven Cheap Things Section Info: This seminar is a careful reading of one text, A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things. We will explore cheapness as a concept and a practice and how it is related to the chauvinism and exploitation of today. An organizing question is: what other social relationships hide behind 35-cent chicken nuggets?
61853	Online	VB	5:00PM -6:50PM	W	n.a.	Bonatti, V	Part of Term: B Date Range: 10/20/25-12/10/25 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Mental Health & global justice Section Info: The WHO defines mental health as “A state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute to their community. It has intrinsic and instrumental value and is integral to our well-being”. At least 1 in 8 people suffer from a mental health disorder – an increase of 50% from 1990, and that the numbers are likely underestimates. This course will introduce students to several global causes of declining mental health, including economic precariousness, environmental devastation, displacement, and social media. We will consider how such factors shape the challenges facing high-risk populations, such as youth, migrants, indigenous persons, and gender minorities. Finally, we will learn about the controversial relationships that such groups experience when interacting with institutions tasked with top-down global health governance, as well as grassroots’ efforts in addressing the mental health crisis.