Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
This course offers students a global perspective on the origin and purpose of art as a shared visual medium used to express ideas about our human experience and the world around us. With a focus on the arts of Asia and the Americas, issues essential to an understanding of global history such as power, influence and authority, race and gender identity, and colonial impact will be considered.
More Information »
|
Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
An introduction to and overview of cultural development and diversity in Latin America from pre-conquest times to the present. The student will be given a broad theoretical perspective to selected topics of anthropological interest. This is a survey course and is intended to give a comprehensive background and a base for future studies.
More Information »
|
Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
The origins and development of urban cultures and attendant states and empires represents one of the most important institutions of the modern global community. Between 10-15,000 years ago some populations began to aggregate in year-round villages based upon horticulture and/or agriculture. This led to the development of the earliest urban centres. Today, the majority of the global population lives in cities thanks to agricultural-industrial economies. This course investigates the process of cultural developments arising from settled lifestyles, food production systems, and the development of complex socio-political institutions, including models of cultural collapse. A regional focus is followed using examples from the Near East, Easter Island and the Andean region of South America.
More Information »
|
Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
What does the economy have to do with you? Find out here! This course introduces the basic concepts and theories of economic geography and examines the changing geographies or 'global shifts' of economic activities within the contemporary capitalist world economy. It examines the economic, political, cultural, ecological, historical, and social relations that are part of modern market economies, as well as the roles played by key economic actors including business, government, nature, labour, NGOs, and consumers. The significance of changing technology and institutional contexts over time and space, alternatives to dominant economic forms, and issues related to consumption, development, and globalization are also discussed. Prerequisite(s): A minimum "C-" grade in one of the following: GEOG 1110, 1120, 1130, 1150, 1155, 1160, 2210, 2230, 2270, or 2275; or permission of the instructor.
More Information »
|
Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
This course considers the developmental processes and cultural dynamics of contemporary Latin America from an interdisciplinary perspective.
More Information »
|
Lecture Hours: 4.0 | Seminar: 0.0 | Lab: 0.0
This course will look at environmental problems and solutions in Latin America. Topics covered include: development policies, urbanization, industrialization, and resource extraction. The goal is to understand the nature and scope of the environmental crisis facing the region. Emphasis will be placed on the many Latin American social movements that are addressing the crisis. We will look at examples of communities working on agroecology, urban farming, food sovereignty, mounting resistance to mega-projects (drilling, mining, logging etc.) and those working with international NGOs to conserve fragile ecosystems like that of the Amazon, as well as those movements building alternative development models, such as producer co-ops, farmers' markets, fair trade and eco-tourism initiatives.Prerequisite(s): LAMS 1100 is recommended.
More Information »
|
Lecture Hours: 4.0 | Seminar: 0.0 | Lab: 0.0
A broad survey of Latin American history beginning with the European roots and continuing with the conquest, the institutions of the Hispanic empire in America, independence, revolution, and the contemporary era.Prerequisite(s): LAMS 1100 and 1101 recommended.
More Information »
|
Lecture Hours: 4.0 | Seminar: 0.0 | Lab: 0.0
Latin American literature is a powerful force for social change. In this course, students compare, contrast, and analyze a variety of literature in translation from a wide range of Latin American countries, reflecting on the impact of context (the country, time period, social, cultural, political, and economic situations) on these texts. They explore how writers use literature to confront injustice related to gender, class, ethnicity, sexual orientation, environment, land ownership, indigenous struggles, migration, and asylum, and apply this to a range of global issues outside Latin America.
More Information »
|
Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
This course explores how globalization and policies of financial, trade, and investment liberalization are affecting Latin America and examines the role played by international institutions and multilateral organizations in shaping the political economy of the region. Case studies will be used to examine changes within rural and urban sectors, changing labour and migration patterns and to illustrate how Latin Americans are responding to these changes at the local, community and national levels.Prerequisite(s): LAMS 1100 and 1101 recommended.
More Information »
|
Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
See POLI 1145The history of war; causes and consequences of war; the nuclear threat; the relationship of the arms race to other global problems; arms control and disarmament; Canada's role.POLI 1145 is one of the core courses of the Diploma in Peace and Conflict Studies. Only offered in the fall semester.
More Information »
|
Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
The history of war; causes and consequences of war; the nuclear threat; the relationship of the arms race to other global problems; arms control and disarmament; Canada's role.POLI 1145 is one of the core courses of the Diploma in Peace and Conflict Studies.
More Information »
|
Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
An examination of levels of conflict from the interpersonal to the international. The roots and dynamics of conflict; the means and history of conflict resolution; mediation and peacekeeping.Only offered in the spring semester.
More Information »
|
Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
An introduction to the politics of world society, its historical development, the major forms of analysis of global political structures and foreign policies, and contemporary security problems.
More Information »
|
Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
This course examines the political, social and economic forces at work in the "Third World," sometimes called the "developing" or "majority" world (e.g., Cuba, South Africa, Indonesia). The countries covered vary with the instructor.
More Information »
|
Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
An introduction to the elements of international political economics including trade, monetary issues, trans-national corporations, poverty, dependency, development, and the environment. Any previous Political Science or Economics course is helpful.
More Information »
|
Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 0.0 | Lab: 1.0
Beginner's courses in oral and written language; a prerequisite to the concentrated study of Spanish. Introductory courses for students who have no previous knowledge of Spanish.
More Information »
|
Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 0.0 | Lab: 1.0
A first year course designed to teach students to "think on their feet" by means of activities emphasizing speaking and listening skills. Native speakers of Spanish not admitted.Prerequisite(s): A minimum "C+" grade in SPAN 1115 or 1118 (or equivalent) (may be taken after or concurrently with SPAN 1215, 1218, 2119, or 2219).
More Information »
|
Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 0.0 | Lab: 1.0
Beginner's courses in oral and written language; a prerequisite to the concentrated study of Spanish. Introductory courses for students who have no previous knowledge of Spanish.Prerequisite(s): A minimum "C-" grade in SPAN 1115.
More Information »
|
Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 0.0 | Lab: 1.0
Oral and written practise including grammar review and composition; the reading of selected authors in the Spanish language.A student who has attended secondary school in Spanish speaking country may not register in any first or second year Spanish course without permission of the department.Prerequisite(s): Grade 12 Spanish; or a minimum "C+" grade in SPAN 1215 or 1218. May not be taken concurrently with SPAN 1118.
More Information »
|
Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 0.0 | Lab: 1.0
Oral and written practise including grammar review and composition; the reading of selected authors in the Spanish language.A student who has attended secondary school in Spanish speaking country may not register in any first or second year Spanish course without permission of the department.Prerequisite(s): A minimum "C-" grade in SPAN 2119. May not be taken concurrently with SPAN 1218.
More Information »
|
Lecture Hours: 3.0 | Seminar: 1.0 | Lab: 0.0
This number is reserved for women's studies courses that may be offered from time to time by: a) College women's studies faculty who may wish to present a special interest course in their field of expertise; or b) visiting women's studies lecturers.Prerequisite(s): Will be announced in the Registration Guide and Course Schedule.
More Information »
|