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Once students have found their new place in the world of higher education, we
ask them in the second year to turn attention to their place in the larger
world. In Global Perspectives they will investigate communities, societies,
political systems, and cultures other than their own. Global Perspectives
highlights the influence and importance of cultural differences, as well as the
articulation and integration of globally dispersed ideas and activities, in
shaping the world we live in. We ask students to understand culture as a lens
through which to view a complex and changing world and its peoples, where events
unfold and are chronicled with ever-increasing speed.
Because globalization and the “global” perspective can be examined in many
disciplinary contexts, Global Perspectives offers a selection of theme-based
courses taught by a group of faculty from diverse academic disciplines. Although
the themes are unique, the courses share one or more common readings and
assignments, and all emphasize communication skills introduced in the first
year.
2006-2007 Waid Prize for
Research Writing in Global Perspectives-Comparative Societies:
First Prize:
Nick Carlson, "Rwanda: The Evolution
of Genocide"
Second Prize:
Anna Coutts, "Deforestation of Malaysia: History, Causes, and
Consequences"
Third Prize:
Brad Horn, "The Ku Klux Klan: A Look at the Beliefs, Rituals, and
Strategies of Terror"
Full text of research papers
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Perspectives in the News |
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Rethinking the Meat-Guzzler |
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January 27, 2008
New York Times, The (NY)
America's Newspapers
"Global demand for meat has multiplied in recent years...[A]ssembly-line meat factories consume enormous amounts of energy, pollute water supplies, generate significant greenhouse gases and require ever-increasing amounts of corn, soy and other grains..."
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The price we pay for China's boom |
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December 17, 2006
Chicago Tribune (IL)
America's Newspapers |
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Global Connections in the News
[PDF] |
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Evan Osnos explores
"the improbable connection between cheap sweaters, Asia's
prairies, and America's air" |
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Global Perspectives Texts for
the 2006-2007 Academic Year |
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Introduction to Liberal Arts/Global Perspectives
Bridge Reading:
(common reading)
Excerpt from The Sociological Imagination, by C.
Wright Mills |
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History of the Modern World:
(instructors’ choice
from list below)
The Origins of the Modern World, by Robert B.
Marks
ISBN 0742517543
The Other World-6th Ed., by Joseph N. Weatherby,
et al.
ISBN 0321209524 |
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Theme-Based Case Studies:
(instructors’ choice – see syllabus) |
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