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Humanities, History , and Social Sciences 50-1703: Urban Geography:The Study of Cities
3.00 Credits
Columbia College-Chicago
Fifty percent of the global population and 80% of Americans live in cities. Urban geography is the social science that investigates the integration of built forms, human interactions and the environmental aspects of places. Course examines settlement patterns, the evolution of transportation, consumerism, neighborhood dynamics, urban planning issues, ethnic diversity, immigration and the built environment. This course will bring an understanding of what it means to be "urban" historicallyand in the 21st century. 3 CREDIT S
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Humanities, History , and Social Sciences 50-2101: Ethnographic Films
3.00 Credits
Columbia College-Chicago
Customs and cultures from around the world are explored through films on societies and their cultures made by anthropologists and filmmakers. Course will investigate the history and purposes of ethnographic films, and will address questions of ethics, politics, finances, and techniques as they impact creation of these visual representations. Different approaches and problems faced by filmmakers and anthropologists in documenting and describing social groups and their cultures will be studied. 3 CREDIT S PREREQUISITES: 52-1152 WRITING AND RHETORIC II
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Humanities, History , and Social Sciences 50-2105: Anthropology of Communication:Voices,Gestures,Silences
3.00 Credits
Columbia College-Chicago
Course investigates various ways we express our attitudes, ideas, thoughts, and feelings to each other. Using anthropological research in communication, course introduces students to theories of phonetics, language acquisition, verbal and non-verbal communication, and social structure. We study how humans communicate directly, using means like stories, jokes, and gossip, and information dissemination via media like television and the internet. Language is a primary way humans communicate, so course examines how it is formed, acquired, and utilized; additionally, course addresses nonverbal communication (like gesture and dance), and combinations of verbal and non-verbal systems (like animation and advertising). 3 CREDIT S
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Humanities, History , and Social Sciences 50-2170: Anthropology of Performance
3.00 Credits
Columbia College-Chicago
Course considers performance in the arts and performance of activities in everyday life in several cultures of the world, with an emphasis on ritual behavior, liminality, values, customs, and taboos. Anthropologists study human behavior in order to understand actions from the point of view of actors, using the ethnographic method to interpret significance and meaning in people's lives. Course includes study of texts, film, and music from cultures in Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. 3 CREDIT S
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Humanities, History , and Social Sciences 50-2171: Anthropology of Tourism
3.00 Credits
Columbia College-Chicago
Studying tourism is no vacation. To study one of the fastest growing international industries means understanding that tourism has tremendous impacts on the global economy, on the natural and cultural environments, and on the individual lives of the tourists and those they visit. This course will investigate what motivates tourists to travel and also what enables them to do so. We will examine not only the social, economic, environmental and cultural consequences of tourism on host communities but those communities' responses to it as well. Is there such a thing as culturally and environmentally sustainable tourism The course will explore key research in the field, using case studies in the Pacific, Asia, Africa and the Americas to anchor our investigations 3 CREDIT S
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Humanities, History , and Social Sciences 50-2301: Politics and Civil Rights
3.00 Credits
Columbia College-Chicago
Course examines the theoretical and historical background of the Constitution. Content considers safeguards for civil liberties and conflicting theories concerning limited government, equal protection, due process protections, and political liberty. Coursework emphasizes experiences of African Americans, the Civil Rights Movement, and experiences of other American minorities. 3 CREDIT S
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Humanities, History , and Social Sciences 50-2302: U.S.Constitution:Limiting Power
3.00 Credits
Columbia College-Chicago
The Constitution was written to limit governmental intrusion on citizens' liberties, while encouraging republican responsibility. This course will survey the Constitutional protections of all citizens and serve as a sounding board for the concerns, rights and responsibilities of Americans. Topics to be addressed and discussed include: support of civil rights in the courts; USA Patriot Act; individual rights to privacy. By the end of the semester, students will have a stronger and clearer understanding of government's impact on their lives. 3 CREDIT S PREREQUISITES: 52-1111 WRITING AND RHETORIC I - ENHANCED OR PLACEMENT
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Humanities, History , and Social Sciences 50-2311: Human Rights
3.00 Credits
Columbia College-Chicago
The term 'human rights' tends to be employed as if weall agree on its meaning; it is a concept often wielded but rarely defined. Because of its uses and abuses (historic and current), it is a term that is ripe for manipulation. Using examples from contemporary global events, the course cal, and developmental aspects of human sexuality. Content also covers sexuality over the life cycle, socialization, dating, marriage, family, different sexual orientations, law, relationships, contraceptives, and sexual responsibility. 3 CREDIT S
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Humanities, History , and Social Sciences 50-2312: Media,Politics and Intervention
3.00 Credits
Columbia College-Chicago
There is a belief that media attention can shame people and governments into stopping human rights abuses. Yet, when examining reality: from past "genocides" to current "unexplained killings" to ongoing systemic "abuses" - we knothat media attention alone is not sufficient. This course will explore how intervention - by individuals, domestic/international advocacy groups and governments - does or does not occur. The focus will be on the successful and unsuccessful use of media to provoke and sustain tangible respect for human rights. 3 CREDIT S PREREQUISITES: 50-2311 HUMAN RIGHTS, 52-112 OR 49-2310 CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN NATIONALISM AND ETHNIC CONFLICT, OR 51-2220 THE HOLOCAUST (1939-45) OR 50-1302 U.S. FOREIGN POLICY OR 51-2211 URBAN IMAGES IN MEDIA & FILM, OR 53-3130 INTERPRETIVE REPORTING OR 53-4610 INTERNATIONAL REPORTING OR 54-2990 CULTURE, RACE AND MEDIA OR 24-3801 DOCUMENTARY II
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Humanities, History , and Social Sciences 50-2312 - Media,Politics and Intervention
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Humanities, History , and Social Sciences 50-2313: Politics of Poverty in Developing Nations
3.00 Credits
Columbia College-Chicago
An examination of the socioeconomic circumstances and political challenges facing "developing nations" today, focusing onpoverty, as well as related issues of gender relations, inequality, health, and education. Course will cover (a) the concrete challenges that poverty presents to much of the world's population, (b) the complex variety of causes and factors contributing to global poverty, and (c) the range of actors and approaches to responding to these challenges. 3 CREDIT S
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