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10S: 10A This course is intended as an introduction to contemporary political, economic, social, and environmental issues in Sub-Saharan Africa. It will begin with a brief historical overview, focusing on the legacies of the colonial era. It will then look critically at a number of modern-day concerns, including agriculture and food security, environmental degradation, health and disease, urbanization, economic aid and restructuring, and the politics of ethnicity and democratization. While we will examine each subject by way of select case studies, emphasis throughout will be on the diversity and changing nature of the African continent. This course will also consider how Africa's problems are portrayed and understood (and often misunderstood) by the rest of the world. Dist: SOC or INT; WCult: NW. Freidberg.
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10S: 10A We will address various aspects of Feminism, Islam and Space. This course will seek to answer various questions about space, gender and Islam such as: What constitutes a Muslim Space and the "Muslim World" Who decides and defines these spaces How are these spaces generated and influenced by Islam or Islamic practices How do such gendering of spaces differ by place Additionally we will explore the readings of several Islamic feminist scholars that address several gender related topics such as women's right, gender roles, honor and Sharia (Islamic law ). Dist: SOC; WCult: CI
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09S: 10A This course provides a survey of Latin America geography from pre-colonial times through to the present, encompassing the region's physical features, diverse cultural histories, the economic and political powers that have shaped and re-shaped its national boundaries, and the current influence of global processes on society and the environment. Special attention will be paid to the 20th century development issues-industrialization, urbanization, resource exploitation and regional integration-and their implications for the region's futu re. Dist: SOC; WCult: NW. Mollet
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08F, 09F: 2 Over the past several decades, the people and environments of Southeast Asia have confronted a host of political, economic and cultural processes commonly grouped together under the heading "development". As witnessed by recent media reports detailing massive forest fires in Indonesia and dam controversies in Malaysia and Thailand, these development processes have resulted in drastic transformations in the landscapes, forests, and river systems of the region. These processes have likewise produced dramatic alterations in the livelihoods of the people who depend on and interact with the region's ecological system s. Dist: SOC or INT; WCult: N W. Fox (08F) Sneddon (09F)
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Not offered in the period from 08F through 10S Dist: SOC or INT; WCult: W.
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09S, 10S: D.F.S.P. (Prague, Czech Republic) This course seeks to develop an understanding of the physical morphology and cultural landscape of the contemporary Czech Republic. Special attention will be given to the dialectic of transnational integration and decentralist reaction common in Europe today. Prerequisites: Geography 1 or 3 and one course numbered between 12 and 41, or permission of the instructor. A minimum of one methods course (Geography 10, 11, 55, 58) is strongly recommended. Dist: SOC; WCult: W., Sneddon/Wright (09S) Mollett (10S).
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10W: 2A This course examines the geography and geopolitics of the Middle East by identifying the physical and ideological borders of this region. We will discuss the linkages between the physical geography and the social, political, economic, and cultural geographies of this region and how economic and political interests in and outside the region complicate these geographies. Analyzing gender relations as they intersect with social, political, religious, and economic systems are also central to this course. Dist: INT; WCult: CI. Fluri.
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08F, 09W, 09F, 10W: 11 A comparative study of some of the basic patterns of religion. The course will focus upon such themes as religious experience, myths of creation, stories of religious founders and heroes, the origin and resolution of human suffering, and the structure and meaning of religious community and ritual. Source material for these themes will be taken from the literary and artistic resources of the following religious traditions: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism. Open to all classes. Dist: TMV or INT. The staff.
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09S: 11 10W: 10 An introduction to China's three major religions-Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism-through the reading of classic texts. Also, a look at important elements in Chinese folk religion-ancestor worship, temples, heavens and hells, and forms of divination. Special attention will be paid to the importance of government in Chinese religious thought and to continuity and change in the history of Chinese religioOpen to all classes. Dist: TMV; WCult: NW. Raz. For courses at the Intermediate level in East Asian Religions, see courses numbered 46-49.
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08F, 09F: 10A An examination of the process of moral reasoning and its relationship to religious belief. Emphasis will be given to the analysis of issues that have drawn the special attention of religious ethicists; among these are abortion, stem cell research, the treatment of congenitally impaired newborns, same-sex marriage, and physician-assisted suicide. Open to all classes. Dist: TMV. Green. For courses at the Intermediate level in Ethics, see course numbered 29.
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