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. CORE 3990 Global Search for Justice Winter 2009
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Section | Title | Day | Time | Faculty | Term/Year Offered |
20293
D01 | Environmental Justice | M | 6-9:30 | Maxfield | Winter Sem 2009 |
In this section of the Global Search for Environmental Justice, students will use problem-based learning strategies to identify causes of problems or dilemmas, to propose alternative ways to resolve problems or dilemmas, and to formulate a position or course of action on an issues (e.g., climate change, land degradation, overpopulation, pollution, resources depletion). Students will engage in readings, discussions, simulations, role-playing, web quests, and research-based activities to create a service learning or social action project designed to address an environmental issue found in the local, national, or global context. Students will be required to incorporate knowledge and skills from multiple disciplines found in the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. The result of these experiences and opportunities will allow students to develop the skills and dispositions needed to understand and act on environmental problems and issues as responsible citizens.
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20297
D02 | Voices of Dissent | W | 6-9:30 | Nowak | Winter Sem 2009 |
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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20300
D03 | Dismantling Racism | MW | 2:55-4:35 | Heitzeg | Winter Sem 2009 |
This section will examine the persistence of racism - individual, institutional and systemic - and strategies for change. All aspects of systemic racism will be addressed, with particular attention given to racism in the criminal justice system. This section also examines the impact of racism from multiple perspectives (i.e. multiple racial/ethnic groups, nationally and globally).
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20305
D04 | Immigrant Expereience | MWF | 8:15-9:20 | O'Hara | Winter Sem 2009 |
We will focus on Southeast Asian immigrants in our surrounding area and examine especially their entrepreneurial initiatives and contributions. The course includes visits to local businesses, urban gardens and farmers' markets.
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20310
D05 | Dismantling Racism | T | 6-9:30 | Tweeten | Winter Sem 2009 |
This Global Search for Justice course will employ a workshop format with readings, videos, speakers, and activities to explore racism in society and in us. In particular, we will examine and confront white privilege in order to increase our awareness of racism and its impact of the lives of people of color and white people. An analysis of the history behind development of racism in the United States will be conducted to help us understand the persistence of racism at individual, institutional, cultural and systemic levels. Course activities will include development of strategies for changing racist attitudes, behaviors, and systems.
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20316
D06 | Voices of Dissent | TR | 9:55-11:35 | McDonough | Winter Sem 2009 |
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, and Mother Teresa are the key figures of study. Topics includes the nature of spiritual quest, 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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20323
D07 | Voices of Dissent | TR | 1:30-3:10 | Distad | Winter Sem 2009 |
In this section of Voices of Dissent you will investigate a variety of movements that have challenged social and institutional injustices. You will look at the “voices” (both individual and collective) that have led to these challenges. Texts for the course will include autobiographies and biographies. Examples from art, music and film will be examined as vehicles for giving voice to injustice.
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20328
D08 | Immigrant Experience | TR | 3:25-5 | Flynn | Winter Sem 2009 |
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 African-heritage people, and on the immigration of many diverse European, Asian, Latin American and other peoples.
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20344
D09 | Women & Work, Environmental Justice | TBD | TBD | Grunst | Winter Sem 2009 |
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20342
D10 | Community and Change | TBD | TBD | McCarthy | J-Term 2009 |
The Changing Face of Homelessness: Women and Children
This GSJ course is an off-campus urban immersion within the homeless community of the Twin Cities. This course will allow students an opportunity to increase their understanding of justice issues surrounding homelessness and the intersection of homelessness with racism, sexism, ageism and other differences. Who are the homeless? Why are they homeless? What structures and stereotypes perpetuate this condition? What approaches are truly effective in eradicating the barriers forhomeless women and children? What actions can we take to address these issues?
In articulating our responses to these questions, we will work to enhance our community building skills and utilize processes such as community engagement, dialogue in a circle, reflection, journal writing, critical essays, and a final paper. The streets, the arts, and our own lives and perspectives will be the focus for our learning. Tentatively, we will typically meet for class Monday through Thursday from 11:00am-3:00pm. Due to a need to be flexible with our community partners, the class may occasionally meet outside of the scheduled class time. There will be one required class in early December to prepare for this GSJ experience.
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21577
D11 | Women's Health Issues | TBD | TBD | Fletcher | Winter Sem 2009 |
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21439
W01 | Voices of Dissent | F | 6-9:30 | Howell | Winter Wknd 2009 |
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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20355
W02 | Dismantling Racism | S | 8:30-Noon | Seamon | Winter 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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20363
W03 | Women's Health Issues | U | 1-4:30 | Omodt | Winter Wknd 2009 |
Examination of western and non-western cultures in light of the global search for justice related to women’s health issues. Women’s health is defined as well being of the body, mind, spirit, and larger social community within which women live. The World Health Organization defines health as 1) freedom from the fear of war, 2) equal opportunity for all, 3) satisfaction of basic needs for food, water, and sanitation, 4) education, 5) decent housing, 6) secure work and a useful role in society, 7) and the political will and public support for health programs that promote these things. The issues addressed have global impact but may also include under-represented groups in the United States.
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