XGLOBAL 10B
Critical Issues in Global Studies
Global Studies 10B serves as an introduction to the Global Studies curriculum. Global Studies 10B introduces students to global issues through the lens of the humanities, such as art, literature, film, and culture. The topic of Global Studies 10B will vary from year to year, depending on the instructor. Students in each iteration of this course will learn about salient global interactions from a variety of cultural perspectives.
Topics
- In this course, we will study media and cinema as everyday stories deepening our relationship with global cultures and flows. We will study closely how visual storytelling affects our understanding of race, gender, health, immigration, justice, and other related issues in global cultures and politics.
- After successfully completing this course, students will be able to evaluate, analyze, and discuss media materials through critical writing exercises; demonstrate the history of the media materials they are handling; collect data related to media matters, media shows and presentations; make video essays and produce slide shows and presentations; and synthesize the theory and practice of media in the context of globalization.
Official catalogue course objectives and student learning outcomes
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027