GS 220
Being Human in a Global Age
A multi-disciplinary introduction to some key concepts and
theories used in global studies to understand humans as social
and cultural beings. Emphasis is placed on the impacts of
European imperialism and colonialism on cultures and on the
concepts available for thinking about these issues.
The course addresses topics such as cosmology, religion,
kinship, gender, race, modernity, nationhood, liberalism, and
the politics of cultural recognition. (Cross-listed as RE221.)
Exclusions: GS220.
A multi-disciplinary introduction to some key concepts and
theories used in global studies to understand humans as social
and cultural beings. Emphasis is placed on the impacts of
European imperialism and colonialism on cultures and on the
concepts available for thinking about these issues.
The course addresses topics such as cosmology, religion,
kinship, gender, race, modernity, nationhood, liberalism, and
the politics of cultural recognition. (Cross-listed as RE221.)
Exclusions: GS220.
A multi-disciplinary introduction to some key concepts and
theories used in global studies to understand humans as social
and cultural beings. Emphasis is placed on the impacts of
European imperialism and colonialism on cultures and on the
concepts available for thinking about these issues.
The course addresses topics such as cosmology, religion,
kinship, gender, race, modernity, nationhood, liberalism, and
the politics of cultural recognition. (Cross-listed as RE221.)
Exclusions: GS220.
