International Studies Summer Session 2012
Summer Session Poster I (shows INTL upper-division summer courses that can be used as substitutions for lower division core requirements for INTL Majors. Also shows one grad class.)
Summer Session Poster II (shows more upper-division courses that can be used as substitutions for lower division core requirements for INTL majors, and also shows five Graduate Level Courses.)
Zero Week – June 19 to 22
INTL 407/507 Sp St Environmental Justice (2) 1400-1850 TWRF June 19-22. This course will explore environmental justice through readings, films, and lectures, examining struggles over resources and power around the world from a social justice perspective. Braun
INTL 407/507 Sp St Vietnam (2) 0830-1320 TWRF June 19-22 Learn more about the history, people and culture of Vietnam by viewing and discussing films. Carpenter
Weeks 1-4 – June 25 to July 20
INTL 250 Value Systems in Cross-Cultural Perspective (4) 1000-1150 MTWRF June 25 – July 20 Introduction to value systems of various cultures, focusing on how values relate to religion, forms of social organization, group affiliation, and patterns of conflict resolution. Carpenter.
INTL 399 Africa Today (2) 1600-2050 M June 25 - July 16. Introduces students to current challenges facing African peoples today. Extends survey of Africa Courses, and prepares students for more advanced study regarding the African continent. Wooten
INTL 399 Global Sports and Politics (4) 1200-1350 MTWRF Jun 25 – July 20. An interdisciplinary inquiry into amateur and professional sports and their intersection with power and politics. Integrates theory with contemporary and historical case studies. Jones
INTL 399 Global Sports and Politics (4) 1200-1350 MTWRF Jun 25 – July 20. An interdisciplinary inquiry into amateur and professional sports and their intersection with power and politics. Integrates theory with contemporary and historical case studies. Jones
INTL 407/507 Middle East Politics (4) 1400-1550 MTWRF June 25 - July 20. A comparative study of the politics of the Middle Eastern and selected North African states, including the relationship between economic development, political organization and social structure, including the role of religion. Croatti
INTL 407/507 Pakistan & Afghanistan: Connecting the Problems and Solutions (4) 1600-2050 TR June 25 - July 19. This seminar introduces participants to contemporary sociopolitical issues in Pakistan and Afghanistan, with a focus on how the fates of these two countries have become intertwined in the past three decades. Our starting point is 1979: the year Zia ul-Haq implemented his Islamization program (in February) and the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan (in December). The reverberations from these two events continue to affect the fates of both countries today. Weiss
Weeks 3 to 4 – July 9 to July 20
INTL 407/507 Global Social Movements Through Film (4) 1600-1950 MTWRF July 9 - July 20.
From the “Battle in Seattle” WTO protests to the Greenbelt Movement in Kenya to the pots and pans protests of Oaxaca, grassroots and international activists are organizing around global issues, across borders, and challenging powerful interests. This class examines contemporary social movements through films, readings and discussion. Braun
From the “Battle in Seattle” WTO protests to the Greenbelt Movement in Kenya to the pots and pans protests of Oaxaca, grassroots and international activists are organizing around global issues, across borders, and challenging powerful interests. This class examines contemporary social movements through films, readings and discussion. Braun
Weeks 5 to 8 – July 23 to August 17
INTL 260 Culture, Capital & Globalization (4) 1000-1150 MTWRF July 23 - Aug 15. Cultural and historical perspectives on the development of capitalism as a way of life and its relationship to contemporary global issues and imbalances. Wooten
INTL 399 Global Education/Development (4) 1200-1350 MTWRF July 23 - Aug 15. Explores the relationship between education and development, equality of education, women's education, adult education in postcolonial socities, and regional education issues. Lefebvre
INTL 399 Humanitarian Aid (4) 1600-1750 MTWRF July 23 - Aug15. Explores humanitarian responses to human-made and natural disasters through case studies exploring underlying causes, actors, logistics, politics and methods of measuring success. Foltz
INTL 399 International Human Rights (4) 1400-1550 MTWRF July 23 - Aug 15. Introduces students to the history and problems associated with implementing a system of universal human rights. Meyer
Week 7 Weekend Classes – August 11-12
INTL 410/510 Global Perspective Disability (1) 0950-1650 Sat Aug 11 & 0950-1150 Sun Aug 12 Examines global perspectives on disability through readings, videos and in-person interviews with 30 disabled women activists from around the world. Topics include: Using a gender and human rights lens, international disability rights laws, and inclusive international development. Sygall.
Weeks 9 to 12 – August 20 to September 7
INTL 101 Introduction to International Issues (4) 0830-1050 MTWRF Aug 20-Sept 7. Survey of major political, economic, and cultural themes in international studies through in-class debates on key contemporary issues. Introduces students to the tools needed for later courses in international studies. Martin.
INTL 240 Perspectives on International Development (4) 1200-1420 MTWRF Aug 20 – Sept 7. Introduction to major ideologies, theories, historical processes, and contemporary challenges in international development. Mittermann.
