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. CORE 3990 Global Search for Justice Fall 2007
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| Dismantling Racism | MW | 2:55-4:35 | Seamon | Fall Sem 2007 |
| This Global Search for Justice course will examine how racism persists in U.S. society. We will survey how twentieth- and twenty-first century American dramatists have explored individual, institutional, and systemic forms of racism on the page and stage. We will also consider how factors such as gender, sexuality, and socio-economic class can compound racial injustice. A community component will supplement the course. |
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D02 | Voices of Dissent | MWF | 10:55-12 | McDonough
Schmit | Fall Sem 2007 |
| This course offers students the opportunity to study visionary Buddhist, Hindu, and Christian spiritual figures of the 20th and 21st centuries who have raised their voices and dedicated their lives to justice issues in India, Tibet, and the world. Through the study of the biographies of the key figures in this course, we will explore how religious worldview, spiritual quest, ethical dilemmas and the forces of modernization interacted in the lives of our key figures, fomenting transformations of personal identity toward moral action on behalf of others. Mohandas Gandhi, Tenzin Gyatso (the 14th Dalai Lama), the Buddhist Tibetan nuns of India, Mother Teresa and Mata Amritanadamayi are the key figures of study. Topics includes the nature of spiritual quest and the method of psychobiography, investigating Hindu and Buddhist worldviews and ethical frameworks, cross-cultural comparisons with western views, modern crises, reformations and revitalization of Hinduism and Buddhism, Asian views of the role of compassion and non-violence in the pursuit of social justice, the role of women in Hinduism and Buddhism, and the strategies employed by the key figures in this course to transform Indian and Tibetan society towards equality and justice. |
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| Voices of Dissent | T | 6-9:30 | Nowak | Fall Sem 2007 |
| In this section, students will study the new mosaic of groups and campaigns currently challenging neoliberal globalization, including the Zapatistas, the Indian Narmada Valley dam protests, the Brazilian land occupation movement (Sem Terra), and Students Against Sweatshops. We will examine such gatherings as the World Social Forum, whose motto is "Another World is Possible," and seek to articulate these global struggles to local, regional, and national politics and activism. |
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10485
D04 | Women and Work | W | 6-9:30 | Doherty | Fall Sem 2007 |
| Not available at this time. |
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10486
D05 | Women's Health Issues | R | 6-9:30 | Omodt | Fall Sem 2007 |
| This course involves the examination of western and non-western cultures in light of the global search for justice related to women’s health issues. Women’s health will be considered in the broad sense, and health will be defined as not just physical well-being, but also the well-being of the mind, spirit, and larger social community within which women live. The World Health Organization defines health as freedom from the fear of war; equal opportunity for all; satisfaction of basic needs for food, water, and sanitation; education; decent housing; secure work and a useful role in society; and political will and public support for health programs that promote these things. The issues addressed in this course include those that have global impact as well as those that impact under-represented groups in the United States. |
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D06 | TBA | TR | 9:55-11:35 | Pasricha | Fall Sem 2007 |
| Not available at this time. |
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D07 | Environmental Justice | TR | 1:30-3:10 | Heitzeg | Fall Sem 2007 |
| This section will explore issues of justice and action as related to the environment. Both human-centered and eco-centered perspectives on environmental justice will be explored as well as range of actions/responses to environmental harm. Local, national, and global dimensions of environmental justice will be examined, with a particular emphasis on issues of environmental racism and animal rights. A community work and learning component will also be included. |
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| TBD | W | 5-8:30 | Staff | Fall Wknd 2007 |
| Not available at this time. |
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| Women and Work | F | 6-9:30 | Shikha | Fall Wknd 2007 |
| The purpose of this course is to discuss the value of women's work in the context of social justice. We will examine justice issues related to women and poverty in the process of economic development and social change. We will discuss women's roles in this process and compare their share of benefits from economic growth. The course will engage students in a critical analysis of public policy and justice issues including the inter-relatedness of women's work and social well being. This section will have a particular focus on women in South Asia. |
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W03 | Environmental Justice | S | 8:30-12 | Lowry | Fall Wknd 2007 |
Not available at this time.
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W04 | Voices of Dissent | S | 1-4:30 | Howell | Fall Wknd 2007 |
This section of Voices of Dissent will focus on the various strands of the Civil Rights Movement, such as the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, and Black Power. The impact of the Civil Rights Movement on other movements for social change and contemporary issues in the black community will also be addressed. Special attention will be paid to the impact of justice frameworks and action strategies on the "successes" and "failures" of social movements.
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