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We will examine the impact of the globalization of production on work, and on workers. We will pay close attention to the breakdown of national economies, and to the role of various international institutions (the World Trade Organization, the International Labor Organization, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund) in the creation of the new globalized regime. In addition, this course will trace the growth of international labor movements, from cross-border organizing to the new forms of self-organization in "export-processing zones." 1.00 units, Lecture
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An examination of the dynamics of the Arab/Israeli conflict, especially since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. The course will focus on the changing interests and positions of the parties involved: Israel, the Palestinians, the Arab states, and the important international players. It will also highlight contradictions within the major camps. 1.00 units, Lecture
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A thematic course on Buddhist perspectives on nature and Buddhist responses to environmental issues. The first half of the course focuses on East Asian Buddhist cosmological and doctrinal perspectives on the place of the human in nature and the relationship between the salvific goals of Buddhism and the natural world. The second half of the course examines Buddhist ethics, economics, and activism in relation to environmental issues in contemporary Southeast Asia, East Asia, and America. (Also offered under Religion) Enrollment limited. 1.00 units, Lecture
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A survey course on Japanese American history from the first immigrants who landed in Hawaii and California to the present. Viewed through the lens of religion (Buddhism, Christianity, and new religions), Japanese American ethnicity and identity will be the major theme of the course. The arrival of the issei to the West Coast, the wartime internment camp experience, and the transformations among the samsei-yonsei (third-and fourth-generation) are three focal moments in Japanese American history that will be treated in depth. (Also offered under Religion.) 1.00 units, Seminar
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This course is an introduction to the direct and indirect effects of globalization on popular artistic expression and performance in cross-cultural perspective. We will look at the ways in which globalization and modernity have transformed contemporary popular cultures around the world, examining pre-20th century developments and precedents for this process. We will also explore human rights issues that emerge at the nexus between economic and cultural globalization, as people in different parts of the world strive to maintain and express their dignity in the face of unequal political, financial and social conditions. Course topics include the "world beat" phenomenon, the effects of war and economic displacement on artistic expression, the folklorization of traditional culture, local appropriations of globalized cultural forms (including movie musicals, MTV and hip-hop), and the politics of international festivals as a new cultural space in our global era. 1.00 units, Lecture
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3.00 Credits
This discussion course, taking the entire globe and all its peoples as unit of study, will examine the unifying elements of the contemporary world system. Emphasis on struggles for justice, democracy, and basic human needs and rights in our global age. Particular attention to global crises originating in the Middle East. 1.00 units, Seminar
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This course explores the diverse domestic, regional, and international politics of the Islamic world. A rich historical perspective illuminates contemporary political struggles for justice, democracy, and basic human rights and needs. (Also offered under Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies.) 1.00 units, Seminar
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Southeast Asia is at the crossroads of intra-national political tensions, crimes against humanity and justice and truth seeking on the one hand and domestic and regional efforts to take its rightful place in an increasingly globalizing world on the other. This introductory course will discuss the socio-economic, religious and political challenges and prospects facing contemporary Southeast Asia. 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course examines Africa's historical relationship with the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Through an examination of early trans-Saharan and Indian Ocean trading networks, the Atlantic slave trade, colonial rule, and 20th century migration and global trade, we will consider changing patterns in the movement of people, ideas and commodities between Africa and other world regions. We will combine a critical historical understanding of Africa's global economic position (from the slave trade to international development aid) with a consideration of key intellectual and cultural cross-currents (such as Islam and Christianity, Pan-Africanism, and international feminism and environmentalism). (Also offered under History.) 1.00 units, Lecture
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces the students to the theory of contemporary art and performance, exploring its social, political and historical contents from a semiotic perspective. Postmodern action and performance are described in terms of cultural strategies typical of nonconformist intellectual in the late 20th century. Special attention is paid to the artist's identity issues and to recent changes in the social status of artists. Russia with its rich history of dissent is discussed as a representative case, especially as opposed to and compared with the United States and Europe. 1.00 units, Lecture
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