Catalogue 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
International Studies Program
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Director: Timothy Koechlin;
Steering Committee: Mark W. Andrews (French and Francophone Studies), Pinar Batur (Sociology), Christopher Bjork (Education), Robert K. Brighamab (History), Patricia-Pia Célérier (French and Francophone Studies), Andrew Davisona (Political Science), Wenwei Dub (Chinese and Japanese), Maria Hantzopoulos (Education), Katherine Hiteb (Political Science), Martha Kaplan (Anthropology), Jamie T. Kelly (Philosophy), David A. Kennetta (Economics), Timothy Koechlin (International Studies), Candice M. Lowe Swift (Anthropology), Zachariah Cherian Mampilly (Political Science), Himadeep Muppidi (Political Science), Leslie Scott Offutt (History), Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert (Hispanic Studies), Thomas Parkerb (French and Francophone Studies), Michaela Pohl (History), Ismail O. D. Rashida (History), Stephen R. Rock (Political Science), Jeffrey Schneider (German Studies), Elliott Schreiber (German Studies), Joshua Schreier (History), Fubing Su (Political Science), Vinay Swamyab (French and Francophone Studies), David Tavárez (Anthropology), Silke von der Emdea (German Studies), Eva Woods Peiró (Hispanic Studies), Yu Zhou (Earth Science and Geography);
Participating Faculty:
Mark W. Andrews (French and Francophone Studies), Pinar Batur (Sociology), Christopher Bjork (Education), Robert K. Brighamab (History), Patricia-Pia Célérier (French and Francophone Studies), Andrew Davisona (Political Science), Wenwei Dub (Chinese and Japanese), Maria Hantzopoulos (Education), Katherine Hiteb (Political Science), Martha Kaplan (Anthropology), Jamie T. Kelly (Philosophy), David A. Kennetta (Economics), Timothy Koechlin (International Studies), Candice M. Lowe Swift (Anthropology), Zachariah Cherian Mampilly (Political Science), Himadeep Muppidi (Political Science), Leslie Scott Offutt (History), Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert (Hispanic Studies), Thomas Parkerb (French and Francophone Studies), Michaela Pohl (History), Ismail O. D. Rashida (History), Stephen R. Rock (Political Science), Jeffrey Schneider (German Studies), Elliott Schreiber (German Studies), Joshua Schreier (History), Fubing Su (Political Science), Vinay Swamyab (French and Francophone Studies), David Tavárez (Anthropology), Silke von der Emdea (German Studies), Eva Woods Peiró (Hispanic Studies), Yu Zhou (Earth Science and Geography).
a On leave 2018/19, first semester
b On leave 2018/19, second semester
ab On leave 2018/19
The multidisciplinary program in International Studies is designed to provide a solid and systematic grounding in the study of global interdependence while allowing students to develop strengths in at least two traditional departmental disciplines. A student’s course of study for the major is designed in close consultation with the director and the Panel of Advisers. The objectives are to build a core of knowledge in the international social sciences and develop fluency in at least one language, while ensuring a multidisciplinary perspective by encouraging students to approach international issues from the viewpoints that interest them most. Consequently, approved programs of study may include upper-level work in the sciences, humanities, literature and arts as well as the social sciences and languages. In general, the advising process should be initiated early in the sophomore year, especially if a student is interested in study abroad in the first semester of the junior year. Additional information on the registration process is available from the program office.
Major
International Studies: I. Introductory
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INTL 106 - Perspectives in International Studies Semester Offered: Fall and Spring
1 unit(s)
An introduction to the varied perspectives from which an interdependent world can be approached. Themes which the course may address are nationalism and the formation of national identity, state violence and war, immigration, religion, modernization, imperialism, colonialism and postcolonialism, indigenous groups, cultural relativism, and human rights. These themes are explored by examining the experiences of different geographic areas. This multidisciplinary course uses texts from the social sciences and the humanities. Ismail Rashid, Paulina Bren.
The particular themes and geographic areas selected, and the disciplinary approaches employed, vary with the faculty teaching the course.
This course is required for all International Studies majors. Sophomores and first-year students should take this course if they are interested in pursuing an International Studies major.
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INTL 110 - International Study Travel Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
Topic for 2018/19b: Borders and Brexit: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do. In a referendum held in 2016, the UK narrowly voted to leave the European Union. The Brexit debate concerned identity and national values. “Leave” advocates emphasized a need to protect the country’s independence and culture, framing their arguments around their resistance to migration. “Remainers” underscored the risks to the economy and a bright destiny of European identity. As Britain prepares to leave in March 2019, immediately after the trip, a number of border issues are at stake —between Ireland and Northern Ireland, the UK and the Continent, Spain and Gibraltar, and potentially England and Scotland (if the Scottish independence movement prevails). The Irish border question looms as the most problematic, having become “Brexit’s “intractable puzzle.”
The course takes a close look at British borders—present and historical—through the lens of the current debate and the questions about national identity raised. During two weeks the course moves through four capitals - Edinburgh, London, Belfast and Dublin – exploring issues of politics, culture and economics that cloud the future of the British Isles. David Kennett and Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert.
One 3-hour period.
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INTL 183 - A Lexicon of Forced Migration Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
Every minute, 20 people are forced to leave their homes due to conflict or persecution, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Given the unresolved (and interrelated) challenges of climate change, global inequality, technological innovation, and war, forced migration will continue to increase. This course will help us prepare for the implications of these challenges, which will dominate global politics and domestic discussion for years to come. This process demands that we interrogate our terms, conscious of how much is at stake in excavating the underground meanings of the words we use to describe political realities. Global in scope and interdisciplinary in methodology, the course will be focused around the four thematic anchors of time, space, and movement; home, belonging and hospitality; discourse, representation, and memory; and law, ethics, and policy. Students should be ready to work collaboratively and creatively on a digital Lexicon of Forced Migration. Brittany Murray.
Two 75-minute periods.
International Studies: II. Intermediate
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INTL 208 - Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy Since 1945
1 unit(s)
(Same as HIST 208 ) This course examines U.S. National Security issues through the prism of human rights, weaving humanitarian concerns into the fabric of traditional security studies. We survey the most important literature and debates concerning the concepts of human rights and the U.S. national interest. We also use case studies to explore the intersection of human rights, economic aims, strategic concerns, and peace building. In addition, we test the consistency of U.S. guiding principles, the influence of non-state actors on policy formation, and the strength of the international human rights regime. Robert Brigham.
Two 75-minute periods.
Not offered in 2018/19.
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INTL 211 - Islam in Europe and the Americas Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
(Same as AFRS 211 and RELI 211 ) Various processes of migration and conversion have contributed to the development of Muslim minority communities in Europe and the Americas, dating back to the 17th century. From enslaved Muslims in the Americas, to the Nation of Islam, to colonial and post-colonial migrations, to the debates over whether and how to define “European,” “American,” and “Latin@” Islams, this course covers the history of these religious communities and movements, their relationships with European and American states, and how contemporary European and American Muslims have described and theorized the experience of being a religious minority or diaspora. Key themes include race & ethnicity, gender & sexuality, transnational media, political resistance, ethics, and spirituality. Kirsten Wesselhoeft.
Two 75-minute periods.
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INTL 222 - Urban Political Economy
1 unit(s)
(Same as URBS 222 ) This course employs the multidisciplinary lens of political economy to analyze economic development, social inequality, and political conflict in contemporary cities. Why do people and resources tend to concentrate in cities? How does the urban landscape promote and constrain political conflict and distribute economic and social rewards? The course develops an analytical framework to make sense of a variety of urban complexities, including poverty, segregation, suburban sprawl, the provision of affordable housing, global migration, and the effects of neoliberalism on rich and poor cities throughout the world. Timothy Koechlin.
Not offered in 2018/19.
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INTL 235 - Ending Deadly Conflict
1 unit(s)
(Same as HIST 235 ) This course uses historical case studies to identify practical ways to end conflict and build sustainable peace. It is concerned with the vulnerability of the weak, failed and collapsed states, with post conflict periods that have reignited into violence, and problems of mediating conflicts that are unusually resistant to resolution. Of particular interest will be the role that third party intermediaries and global governance institutions have played in bringing about a negotiated end to violence. Major topics may include: the Paris Peace Accords, South Africa’s truth and reconciliation commissions, the Good Friday Agreement, Israel-Palestine negotiations, the Dayton Peace Accords ending the Balkans wars, and negotiations to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Robert Brigham.
Two 75-minute periods.
Not offered in 2018/19.
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INTL 238 - Environmental China: Nature, Culture, and Development Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
(Same as ASIA 238 , ENST 238 and GEOG 238 ) China is commonly seen in the West as a sad example, even the culprit, of global environmental ills. Besides surpassing the United States to be the world’s largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, China also experiences widespread pollution of its air, soil and water–arguably among the worst in the world. Yet, few will dispute the fact that China holds the key for the future global environment as it emerges as the largest economy on earth. This course examines China’s environments as created by and mediated through historical, cultural, political, economic and social forces both internal and external to the country. Moving away from prevailing caricatures of a “toxic” China, the course studies Chinese humanistic traditions, which offer rich and deep lessons on how the environment has shaped human activities and vice versa. We examine China’s long-lasting intellectual traditions on human/environmental interactions; diversity of environmental practices rooted in its ecological diversity; environmental tensions resulting from rapid regional development and globalization in the contemporary era; and most recently, the social activism and innovation of green technology in China. Yu Zhou.
Two 75-minute periods.
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INTL 242 - Brazil in Crisis: Continuity and Change in Portuguese America Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
(Same as AFRS 242 , GEOG 242 , and LALS 242 ) Brazil, a giant of Latin America and the Global South, has long been known as the “land of the future.” Yet frustrating political-economic crises have repeatedly followed periods of rapid growth and social progress. Taking current crises as a point of departure, this course examines Brazil’s contemporary evolution in light of the country’s historical geography, the distinctive cultural and environmental features of Portuguese America, and the political-economic linkages with the world system. Specific topics for study include: the legacies of colonial Brazil; race relations, Afro-Brazilian culture, and ethnic identities; issues of gender, youth, violence, and poverty; processes of urban-industrial growth; regionalism and national integration; environmental devastation and sustainability; controversies surrounding the occupation of Amazonia; and long-run prospects for democracy and equitable development in Brazil. Brian Godfrey.
Two 75-minute periods.
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INTL 248 - The Human Rights of Children - Select Issues Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
(Same as EDUC 248 and LALS 246 ) This course focuses on both theories surrounding, and practices of, the human rights of children. It starts from the foundational question of whether children really should be treated as rights-holders and whether this approach is more effective than alternatives for promoting well-being for children that do not treat children as rights holders.. Consideration is given to the major conceptual and developmental issues embedded within the framework of human rights in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). The course covers issues in both the domestic and international arenas, including but not limited to: children’s rights in the criminal justice context including life without parole and the death penalty; child labor and efforts to ban it worldwide; initiatives intended to abolish the involvement of children in armed conflict; violence against street children; and the rights of migrant, refugee, homeless, and minority children. The course provides students with an in depth study of the Right to Education, including special issues related to the privatization of education and girls’ education. The course also explores issues related to the US ratification of the CRC, and offers critical perspectives on the advocacy and education-based work of international human rights organizations. Tracey Holland.
Two 75-minute periods.
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INTL 249 - National Model United Nations Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
Prepares students to participate in the National Model United Nations in New York City. Students represent a country, research its history, its political, economic and social systems, and its foreign policy. There is also a comprehensive evaluation of the UN system, and the role of states and non-state actors, such as NGOs. Participation in the Model United Nations simulation occurs in the spring. Matthew Murray.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor. Application is required early in the fall term.
One 4-hour period.
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INTL 250 - Language, Culture, and Society Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
(Same as ANTH 250 and LALS 250 ) This course draws on a wide range of theoretical perspectives in exploring a particular problem, emphasizing the contribution of linguistics and linguistic anthropology to issues that bear on research in a number of disciplines. At issue in each selected course topic are the complex ways in which cultures, societies, and individuals are interrelated in the act of using language within and across particular speech communities.
May be repeated for credit if the topic has changed.
Topic for 2018/19a: Language, Empires, and Nations. How have early global (colonial) and late global (post- or neo-colonial) states formulated language policies, and to what degree have their subjects conformed to or resisted these attempts? How does language use relate to the notion of belonging to globalized colonial, national, and local domains? This course offers a survey of anthropological, historical, and linguistic approaches to these questions through a consideration of language contact in colonial and neo-colonial situations, a comparison of linguistic policies upheld by empires, nation-states and transnational processes, and the conflict between language policy and local linguistic ideologies. The course addresses case studies from the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia that cover the range between institutional language reform and individual strategies of accommodation and resistance as they relate to early and contemporary forms of global expansion from the sixteenth century onwards. David Tavárez.
Two 75-minute periods.
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INTL 251 - Global Feminism Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
(Same as WMST 251 ) The course focuses on several different forms of work that women , mostly in Third World countries, do in order to earn their livelihood within the circuits of the contemporary global economy. The types of work we examine include factory work, home-based work, sex work, office work, care work, informal sector work and agricultural labor. We consider how these forms of work both benefit and burden women, and how women’s work interacts with gender roles, reinforcing or transforming them. We also consider some of the general aspects of economic globalization and how it affects poor working women; migration within and across national borders, urbanization, the spread of a culture of consumption, and ecological devastation. Uma Narayan.
Two 75-minute periods.
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INTL 252 - Cities of the Global South: Urbanization and Social Change in the Developing World Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
(Same as GEOG 252 and URBS 252 ) The largest and fastest wave of urbanization in human history is now underway in the Global South—the developing countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Most of the world’s urban population already resides here, where mega-cities now reach massive proportions. Despite widespread economic dynamism, high rates of urbanization and deprivation often coincide, so many of the 21st century’s greatest challenges will arise in the Global South. This course examines postcolonial urbanism, global-city and ordinary-city theories, informal settlements and slums, social and environmental justice, and urban design, planning, and governance. We study scholarly, journalistic, and film depictions of Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro in Latin America; Algiers and Lagos in Africa; Cairo and Istanbul in the Middle East; and Beijing and Mumbai in Asia. Brian Godfrey.
Prerequisite(s): A previous Geography or Urban Studies course.
Two 75-minute periods.
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INTL 253 - Transitions in Europe Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
(Same as POLI 253 ) This course addresses themes such as collapse of authoritarianism, democratic consolidation, institution of ‘rule of law’, deepening of markets, break-up of nation-states, and education and collective identity formation. These themes are explored in the European and Eurasian areas, where in recent decades there have been break ups (sometimes violent other times peaceful) of former countries; as well as an unprecedented deepening of the sharing of previously national power in the peculiar entity of the European Union.The course considers alternative explanations for changes that have taken place in the spaces of the former Soviet Union, particularly Russia, and the European Union. The course focus includes the demise of communism in the former Soviet Union; the challenges of democratic consolidation, and institution of a capitalist market economy in post-Soviet Russia; the deepening of the Single European Market and capitalism in the European Union; the state of the nation-state and democracy in the European Union; migration and citizenship; and nationalist backlashes. Leah Haus.
Two 75-minute periods.
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INTL 255 - Global Political Economy Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
(Same as LALS 255 ) This course explores competing visions of economic globalization, and uses these distinct frameworks to analyze the meaning, causes, extent, and consequences of globalization, with a particular focus on the relationships among global, national and local economic phenomena. What do we mean by globalization? What are the effects of globalization on growth, inequality, and the environment? How might international economic policy and the particular form(s) of globalization that it promotes help to explain the pace and form of urbanization? Who benefits from globalization, and who might be hurt? Why do economists and others disagree about the answers to these and related questions? This course explores some of the ways that interdisciplinary analysis might enrich our understanding of economic globalization. Timothy Koechlin.
Two 75-minute periods.
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INTL 256 - Race, Ethnicity and Nationalism Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
(Same as AFRS 256 and POLI 256 ) Conflicts over racial, ethnic and/or national identity continue to dominate headlines in diverse corners of the world. Whether referring to ethnic violence in Bosnia or Sri Lanka, racialized political tensions in Sudan and Fiji, the treatment of Roma (Gypsies) and Muslims in Europe, or the charged debates about immigration policy in the United States, cultural identities remain at the center of politics globally. Drawing upon multiple theoretical approaches, this course explores the related concepts of race, ethnicity and nationalism from a comparative perspective using case studies drawn from around the world and across different time periods. Zachariah Mampilly.
Two 75-minute periods.
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INTL 260 - International Relations of the Third World: Bandung to 9/11 Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
(Same as AFRS 260 and POLI 260 ) Whether referred to as the “Third World,” or other variants such as the “Global South,” the “Developing World,” the “G-77,” the “Non-Aligned Movement,” or the “Post-Colonial World,” a certain unity has long been assumed for the multitude of countries ranging from Central and South America, across Africa to much of Asia. Is it valid to speak of a Third World? What were/are the connections between countries of the Third World? What were/are the high and low points of Third World solidarity? And what is the relationship between the First and Third Worlds? Drawing on academic and journalistic writings, personal narratives, music, and film, this course explores the concept of the Third World from economic, political and cultural perspectives. Beginning at the dawn of the 20th century with the rise of anti-colonial movements, we examine the trajectory of the Third World in global political debates through the end of the Cold War and the start of the War on Terror. Zachariah Mampilly.
Two 75-minute periods.
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INTL 261 - “The Nuclear Cage”: Environmental Theory and Nuclear Power
1 unit(s)
(Same as ENST 261 and SOCI 261 ) The central aim of this course is to explore debates about the interaction between beings, including humans, animals, plants, and the earth within the context of advanced capitalism by concentrating on the production, distribution, consumption, and disposal of nuclear power. The first question concerning the class is how does Environmental Theory approach nuclear power and its impact on the environment. The second question deals with how this construction interacts with other forms of debate regarding nuclear power, especially concentrating on the relation between science, market and the state in dealing with nature, and how citizens formulate and articulate their understanding of nuclear power through social movements. Pinar Batur.
Not offered in 2018/19.
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INTL 265 - International Political Economy Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
(Same as POLI 265 ) This course addresses the relationship between power and wealth in the international arena. The interaction between politics and economics is explored in historical and contemporary subjects that may include the rise and decline of empires; economic sanctions; international institutions such as the IMF; regional integration in the European Union; globalization and its discontents; mercenaries and military corporations; education and internationalization. Leah Haus.
Two 75-minute periods.
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INTL 266 - Population, Environment and Sustainable Development Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
(Same as GEOG 266 ) Concerns about human population are integral to debates about matters of political stability, socio-economic equity, ecological sustainability, and human wellbeing. This course engages these debates via an examination of environmental change, power and inequality, and technology and development. Case studies include: water supplies, fishing and agriculture and the production of foodstuffs. Being a geography course, it highlights human-nature relations, spatial distribution and difference, and the dynamic connections between places and regions. Joseph Nevins.
Two 75-minute periods.
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INTL 270 - Diasporas Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
(Same as JWST 270 ) Topic for 2018/19b: Jews of German-Speaking Lands. The course concentrates on two moments in the formation of Jewish modernity in the Diaspora of German-speaking lands: the era of Emancipation and the creation of a modern historical consciousness in the late eighteenth to the mid-nineteenth century; and the remarkable burgeoning of literature and philosophy in the early twentieth century in which quite modern Jews departed from, returned to and transformed the old traditions. Hannah Arendt offers a hinge between the two topics in her twentieth-century study of the turn-of-the-nineteenth-century literary salon of Rahel Varnagen. Other authors under consideration include: Mendelssohn, Hess, Freud, Kafka, Benjamin and Scholem and the recent scholarship of Olga Litvak.
Two 75-minute periods.
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INTL 273 - Development Economics Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
(Same as ECON 273 ) A survey of central issues in the field of development economics. Topics include economic growth, the role of institutions, trade, poverty, inequality, education, child labor, health, the environment, conflict and impact evaluation. Examples and case studies from Africa, Asia and Latin America provide the context for these topics. Gisella Kagy.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 102 .
Two 75-minute periods.
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INTL 275 - International and Comparative Education
1 unit(s)
(Same as ASIA 275 and EDUC 275 ) This course provides an overview of comparative education theory, practice, and research methodology. We examine educational issues and systems in a variety of cultural contexts. Particular attention is paid to educational practices in Asia and Europe, as compared to the United States. The course focuses on educational concerns that transcend national boundaries. Among the topics explored are international development, democratization, social stratification, the cultural transmission of knowledge, and the place of education in the global economy. These issues are examined from multiple disciplinary vantage points. Christopher Bjork.
Prerequisite(s): EDUC 235 or permission of the instructor.
Two 75-minute periods.
Not offered in 2018/19.
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INTL 276 - Economic Geography: Spaces of Global Capitalism
1 unit(s)
(Same as GEOG 276 ) This course analyzes the shifting economic landscape of globalization. It covers classic location theories in economic geography, but also the recent trends of industrial reorganization in agriculture, manufacturing and services. Two areas of focus in this course are the globalization of the world economy and regional development under the first and third world contexts. We analyze the emergence of the global capitalist system, the commodification of nature, the transformation of agriculture, the global spread of manufacturing and the rise of flexible production systems, and restructuring of transnational corporations and its regional impacts. The department.
Two 75-minute periods.
Not offered in 2018/19.
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INTL 278 - Education for Peace, Justice and Human Rights Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
(Same as EDUC 278 ) The aim of this course is to introduce students to the field of peace education and provide an overview of the history, central concepts, scholarship, and practices within the field. The overarching questions explored are: What does it mean to educate for peace, justice and human rights? What and where are the possibilities and the barriers? How do identity, representation and context influence the ways in which these constructs are conceptualized and defined and what are the implications of these definitions? How can we move towards an authentic culture of peace, justice, and human rights in a pluralistic world? In order to address these questions, we survey the human and social dimensions of peace education, including its philosophical foundations, the role of gender, race, religion and ethnicity in peace and human rights education, and the function and influence of both formal and non-formal schooling on a culture of peace and justice. Significant time is spent on profiling key thinkers, theories, and movements in the field, with a particular focus on case-studies of peace education in practice nationally and worldwide. We examine these case studies with a critical eye, exploring how power operates and circulates in these contexts and consider ways in which to address larger structural inequities and micro-asymmetries. Since peace education is not only about the content of education, but also the process, the course endeavors to model peace pedagogy by promoting inquiry, collaboration and dialogue and give students the opportunity to practice these skills through presentations on the course readings and topics. Maria Hantzopoulos.
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INTL 279 - Spaces of Exception Semester Offered: Fall
1 unit(s)
(Same as AFRS 279 , PHIL 279 and POLI 279 ) This course charts and critically examines a series of exceptional spaces in which inclusion in the political community is possible only by mechanisms of exclusion and intensified precarity that place vulnerable subjects at the outskirts of political legibility. We map the mechanisms of identification, exclusion, dispossession, penalization, and abandonment through a number of theoretical sources as well as the history of sovereign claims, territoriality, resistance, community, and transformations in bio and necropolitics.
Practices of capture as well as regimes of death and penalization are analyzed in their entanglements with the history of the Colony, citizenship, manhunting, jurisprudence, and the humanitarian logic of care. We engage these thematics through literary and cinematic texts in conversation with theorists such as Hannah Arendt, Giorgio Agamben, Etienne Balibar, Grégoire Chamayou, Achille Mbembe, Angela Davis, Jacques Derrida, Franz Fanon, Paul Gilroy, and Suvendrini Perera among others.
By confronting the psychological, physical, moral, and political ways in which violence inscribes itself on the body, both individual and collective, this course discloses the pivotal role played by the biologization of subjectivity, achieved through biometrics, therapeutics, the power of extra-territorial formations, immunization, and technologies of capture, enclosure, penalization, and encampment. Ultimately, our immanent critique of spaces of exception brings us to examine the ethical dimensions of practices that draw new maps, create new archives, and foster everyday enactments of hospitality, life, and co-habitation. Giovanna Borradori and Samson Opondo.
Two 75-minute periods.
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INTL 285 - Hello, Dear Enemy: Mounting an Exhibition of Picture Books on Experiences of War and Displacement Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)
(Same as EDUC 285 ) At a time when the world is witnessing the largest displacement of people since WWII, due in significant measure to armed conflict, this course examines select case studies (both past and present) of armed conflict and their consequences for children. Journalists, photographers and writers of young adult literature have done much to raise awareness about children and armed conflict, and to treat them in such a way that audiences develop understanding, empathy, and solidarity with children affected by armed conflict. A principal aim of the course is to study the topics of war and displacement, journalism and photography, and young adult literature, and then to mount an exhibition in the Collaboratory of photographs and books that will travel to area schools and libraries, where Vassar students serve as docents. Our work is enriched by study of human rights statutes and policy pertaining to children affected by armed conflict, as well as by interaction with visiting artists and educators. Tracey Holland.
Two 75-minute periods.
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INTL 290 - Field Work Semester Offered: Fall or Spring
0.5 to 1 unit(s)
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INTL 298 - Independent Work Semester Offered: Fall or Spring
0.5 to 1 unit(s)
International Studies: III. Advanced
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