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 spring 2025
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
68514	Lecture-Discussion	AA	3:00PM -4:50PM	T	111 David Kinley Hall	Ahn, S	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/17/25-05/07/25 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Democratic Backsliding Section Info: This course unravels the intricacies of global democratic backsliding, exploring its cases, theories, and potential solutions. By exploring real-world examples from both the global North and South, students will develop a profound understanding of why democracy around the world is eroding and the interplay between domestic political dynamics and international ramifications.
54267	Lecture-Discussion	KM	3:00PM -4:50PM	W	115 David Kinley Hall	Kim, M	Part of Term: B Date Range: 03/17/25-05/07/25 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: International Criminal Justice Section Info: In this course, we examine human rights violations in armed conflicts, how international law seeks accountability for these crimes, and the dilemmas arising from the tension between justice and peace.
63498	Lecture-Discussion	MM	10:00AM -11:50AM	T	164 Noyes Laboratory	Malik, M	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/21/25-03/14/25 Section Title: Climate Justice & Activism(s) Section Info: From rising sea-levels in Jakarta, Indonesia to wildfires in Los Angeles, United States, we are witnessing the various ways in which climate change is affecting people and places around the world. How can we as individual and communities make sense of the changing conditions around us? How do we fight these climatically driven challenges, locally, globally and transnationally? This seminar takes you on a journey of history and activism where we try to understand why climatic changes affect people and places differently, and how diverse communities around the world address the challenges it brings to their everyday lives. Through engaged classroom exercises, and a mix of textual and non-textual reference materials we will critically engage with concepts of climate justice and explore the various modes and mediums of climate activism(s) across the world.
62513	Lecture-Discussion	W	3:00PM -4:50PM	R	222 David Kinley Hall	Warland, S	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/21/25-03/14/25 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Political Ecology Section Info: Political Ecology is the study of how political and economic factors intersect with environmental issues. This course will explore how global inequality worsens several types of environmental degradation. Among the topics covered are sustainable agriculture, climate change action, and the future of economic growth on a finite planet.