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. CORE 3990 Global Search for Justice Spring 2008
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Section | Title | Day | Time | Faculty | Term/Year Offered |
30014
W01 | Environmental Justice | T | 6-9:30 | Rickert | Spring Wknd 2008 |
This section of Global Search for Justice will use various social justice perspectives to explore the way human beings depend on and interact with the natural world. We will examine the ways our lifestyles, social structure and assumptions affect the Earth and its inhabitants. We will explore the rights of future generations, indigenous peoples, animals and Nature. We will discuss actions and responses we can take today to assure that there will be sufficient food, shelter, and clean air and water tomorrow.
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30015
W02 | Women and Work | F | 6-9:30 | Shikha | Spring Wknd 2008 |
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 Latin America.
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30016
W03 | Women and Work | S | 1-4:30 | Jewell | Spring Wknd 2008 |
The purpose of this section 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 the Middle East.
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30017
W04 | Immigrant Experience | U | 1-4:30 | Flynn | Spring Wknd 2008 |
This section will examine the history of immigration, immigration law, and the contributions of and conflicts involving immigrants to the U.S. as principal topics. Included are historical and geographical perspectives on Native American Indian/non-Native relationships, on the forced migration, enslavement, and development of Africian-heritage people, and on the immigraion of many diverse European, Asian, Latin American and other peoples.
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