Develop global awareness
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Developing global awareness and cultural competency
Established in 2019, Illinois Global Institute is home to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s area and global studies centers and thematic programs. These 11 centers and programs develop global awareness and cultural competency through a combination of faculty research and professional development, curricular internationalization, student-life activities, international experiences, and outreach and public engagement.
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Peace Education and Conflict Resolution
This course is an introduction to the main theory and practice of peace education and conflict resolution using the practical example of Jewish-Arab relations in Israel. It will provide theoretical knowledge and a comprehensive view of the Palestinian – Israeli conflict while simultaneously focusing on practical skills such as mediation and facilitation derived from the decades-long experience of Givat Haviva’s shared society model.
Politics and Institutions in Brazil
The course explores distinct theoretical and empirical challenges associated with the functioning of democracy and the political institutions in Brazil.
Global Information Society
This course examines the historical and contemporary transformations associated with globalization from the perspective of information as a core element of sociotechnical and political economic processes.
Global Society
Students will examine three propositions: (1) the existence of a global society; (2) the flaws of its principal, global institutions – the state, markets, and democracy; and (3) absent their reform, whether the global society is at risk.
Que Pasa in Latin America? Cultures, Histories and Politics South of the Rio Grande
Interdisciplinary introduction to the ways of life of Latin American peoples, their origins and current expressions; discusses social, economic issues, and domestic and international policies related to them in the context of other societies in developing countries.
Life in the Andes
An overview of contemporary Andean culture, as practiced by the people in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador.
Beginning Quechua I
Intensive course for beginner students of Quechua.
Global Consciousness and Literature
Exploration of the cultural and historical roots of globalization and the development of global consciousness from ancient Greece to the present, as reflected primarily in literature, but also with reference to historiography, cartography, religion, art, politics, economics, and popular culture.
Kyiv: a Biography of a City
This course traces the historical, social, and artistic development of Kyiv as a city and as an idea from the medieval period to the present day. As we read a variety of literary works and watch several films in which Kyiv figures prominently, we will think about what makes up this city’s “text” and pay special attention to its frequently competing Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, and Jewish versions. The course is conducted in English, and all the texts will be available in English translations.
Introduction to Russia and Eurasia
This interdisciplinary course introduces students to key issues and themes that cross disciplines and are important for understanding the contemporary socio-politics of the region.
South Slavic Cultures
Exploration of South Slavic cultures in the historically rich and complex region sometimes referred to as "the Balkans," focusing particularly on those groups found within the successor states of the former Yugoslavia.
The Cinema of Poland
This class offers a close examination of the chief currents of modern Polish film including, but not limited to, the cinema of “the Polish School” of the late 1950s and 60s, works by experimental and avant-garde auteurs, satires and parodies of the late-socialist period, historical “large canvas” film, as well as more recent work that addresses the dramas, desires, and discontents of political transition and the aspirations and memory practices of post-communist society.
Economic Systems in Africa
This course examines the fundamentals of economic development in Africa. It will provide students the tools and concepts to think about development in a way that is consistent with economic theory, informed by empirical research, and practically connected to policy. We will discuss issues that the region faces related to economic growth, poverty, population, health, education, gender, agriculture, and climate change.
Community Development in the Global South
Introduces students to the main theoretical frameworks and conceptual building blocks of urban and community development in the global South. https://courses.illinois.edu/schedule/2024/fall/UP/423