Featured Courses - Spring 2007 A

Kirsten Fermaglich (HST)

Examines the debates and controversies regarding the issue of globalization and its influence on the United States and the larger world. Utilizes arguments and evidence involving globalization taken from a variety of sources including memoirs, fiction, opinion articles, academic reporting, art, music, film, television, email, websites, and blogs.

Nwando Achebe (HST)

Explores Africa´s internal dynamics including the ways in which the continent became integrated in the global system. Investigates the interplay between internal and external socio-economic, political, and religious forces operating within African societies. Draws upon case studies from the wide array of diverse cultures from western, eastern, central, and southern Africa.