Course DescriptionIn our class, we will focus on issues that cut across continents. We will point to injustices around these issues and look at what is being done to resist these injustices. We will try and understand the roots of some of the key problems the world is facing like inequality, war, cultural and environmental destruction, migrations, etc. You will write stories, poems, essays, and narratives to explore the lived realities of others around the world and to look for potential solutions. This class is going to be about breaking down stereotypes we may have about other people and nations and coming out with an understanding of the systems that create these stereotypes. We will question everything, challenge ourselves, and challenge each other.
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First semester themes
South Africa: What are the methods of resistance?
Mexico: How does US policy affect other countries?
Genocide: What does it mean to say 'Never Again'?
Mexico: How does US policy affect other countries?
Genocide: What does it mean to say 'Never Again'?