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. CORE 3990 Global Search for Justice Spring 2009
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Section | Title | Day | Time | Faculty | Term/Year Offered |
30014
W01 | Environmental Justice
For nursing students only | T | 6-9:30 | Rickert | Spring Wknd 2009 |
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 2009 |
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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30016
W03 | Dismantling Racism | S | 1-4:30 | Seamon | Spring Wknd 2009 |
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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30017
W04 | Immigrant Experience | U | 1-4:30 | Edwards-Simpson | Spring Wknd 2009 |
This section of Global Search for Justice will focus on immigration experiences in the United States, historically and in the present day. The history of immigration and the personal, social and political struggles of immigrants will be key topics. We will use Ronald Takaki?s A Different Mirror to develop historical perspectives on Native American Indian/non-Native relationships, the forced migration and enslavement of African-Americans, and the immigration of diverse European, Asian, and Latin American peoples. We will also call on art, music, poetry, short stories, essays and a novel to add depth to our questions. NOTE: There will be one off-site class meeting at a local community resource for a service learning experience.
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