Global Crises and Identity

1.5 Credits · Level: Graduate

Do identity and exclusion shape and drive contemporary global crises and events? This class will analyze and deepen understanding of contemporary global affairs. Through reading, discussion and analysis, the course will look at under-explored dimensions of the war in Ukraine and other global conflicts; the pro-democracy movements in Iran and elsewhere; the COVID pandemic and other global health challenges; the climate crisis; and rising inequality and its consequences. The class will consider whether, why and how international security and stability are shaped in unexpected ways by gender inequality, racial inequity, and other dimensions of marginalization and vulnerability.