HJS 310 - Comparative Perspectives on Justice

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CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

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Description:

3 HOURS, 3 CREDITS Th is course will study justice in the non-Western world as it is variously represented in historical, literary and philosophical texts. A sequel to HJS 250: Justice in the Western Traditions, it builds upon the analytical skills developed in that course and extends its geographical boundaries to the Mideast, Asia, Africa and the other Americas. By studying how social, political, and religious institutions shape understandings of justice and injustice, and how these concepts defi ne race, gender, ethnicity and class, the course focuses on articulations and practices of justice that are diff erent from the Western constructs considered in HJS 250. Th rough comparative investigations of encounters between societies resulting from conquest, trade and social exchange, it will explore justice as culturally infl ected, the product at once of a particular regional or national identity and history, and of intercultural contact. Prerequisites: ENG 102 or 201, HJS 250 and junior standing.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.jjay.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 237-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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