GLOA 101: Introduction to Global Affairs

GLOA 101-K01: Intro to Global Affairs
(Fall 2021)

09:00 AM to 10:15 AM TR

Mason Korea (119 Songdomunhwa-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, Korea) G101

Section Information for Fall 2021

This course provides an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of global studies. Globalization often refers to the increasing ties among nations, cities, and individuals across the world. Although these kinds of global exchanges have been occurring for a very long time, technology has facilitated connections between more spatially distant locations and increased the pace at which interdependence has occurred. Throughout the semester, we will explore the cultural, economic, political, and ecological dimensions of globalization. Our course readings and discussions will allow us to examine how individuals and communities negotiate the effects of globalization in their everyday lives. We will critically examine the unevenness of global processes, exploring how these may provide benefits in some contexts, while producing negative impacts in others. We will also consider the use of words such as globalization, globalism, and transnationalism by different actors in different contexts and with different aims.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Surveys wide range of global topics: previous periods of globalization, international organizations and law, transnational corporations and global economy, immigration and refugees, world environmental concerns, world culture, war and peace, paradoxical presence of nationalism and fundamentalism in global world, and antiglobalization movement.Limited to three attempts.
Mason Core: Global Understanding
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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