Fall 2008

GLLC-Q199 | Introduction to the Global Village| Q Peer Instructors |1 cr.| TBA | FQ 012A

P: Residence in the Global Village.  The purpose of the course is to introduce students to life in the Village, the people you will be living with, the myriad of topics related to living in a global society and IU’s international resources. Through class discussions led by peer instructors, “Q” seeks to engage students in conversation about world affairs, create an environment of mutual respect, and inspire students to think about their own role in the international community, both on campus and abroad. Ultimately, the goals of Q199 are to provide a forum where students can share their interest in the world beyond the United States and create a sense of community around those interests.  NOTE: Students will sign up for a specific section at the Global Village prior to the start of the semester

GLLC-S103 | The Vampire in European and American Culture | Jeff Holdeman | 3 cr. | A&H | TFR | TR 1:00 – 2:15 |  FQ 012B

The vampire is one of the most popular and enduring images in the world, giving rise to hundreds of monster movies around the globe every year, not to mention novels, short stories, plays, TV shows, and commercial merchandise.  Yet the Western vampire image that we know from the film, television, and literature of today is very different from its eastern European progenitor.  Nina Auerbach has said that "every age creates the vampire that it needs."  In this course we will explore the eastern European origins of the vampire, similar creatures in other cultures that predate them, and how the vampire in its look, nature, vulnerabilities, and threat has changed over the centuries.  This approach will provide us with the means to learn about the geography, village and urban cultures, traditional social structure, and religions of eastern Europe; the nature and manifestations of Evil and the concept of Limited Good; physical, temporal, and societal boundaries and ritual passage that accompany them; and major historical and intellectual periods (the settlement of Europe, the Age of Reason, Romanticism, Neo-classicism, the Enlightenment, the Victorian era, up to today).  We will examine how the vampire first manifested itself in European literature and how it "shape-shifted" its way into the entertainment (and commercial) media of today, through numerous and various readings of fictional, ethnographic, and scholarly works, the analysis of folklore materials, as well as the viewing of movies, television shows, and Internet sites.  By the end of the course, students will be able to discuss the origins, classifications, functions, natures, and evolution of the vampire and what that can tell us about historical periods and our own contemporary cultures.

GLLC-G210 | Manifestos: Persuading Unbelievers and Inciting Revolutions | Paul Kanczuzeweski  | 3 cr. | A&H | TR 2:30-3:45 | FQ 012A

Usually consisting of relatively few words, the manifesto is a powerful genre that proposes novel ideas, persuades unbelievers and provokes revolutions.  This course will investigate both the destructive and constructive qualities of these texts: while they reject and undermine the dominant systems of beliefs, they also propose new philosophies that aspire to establish new ways of thinking.  An interdisciplinary approach will be take on this international phenomenon: we will draw on literature, politics, economics, sociology and gender studies to understand these political, literary and social manifestos.  Our class will answer questions such as: How did Marx start a revolution?  Why did Marinetti want to burn all the libraries?  Why does Huidobro make a bird nest on a rainbow?  How does S.C.U.M wish to change patriarchic society?  Evaluation will include short response papers, class presentations and two exams.

GLLC-G220 | Human Rights, Truth and Justice | Cesar Seveso | 3 cr. | S&H | TR 9:30-10:45 | FQ 012B

This course explores how societies across the world historically define, enforce, and violate human rights. We take as our point of departure the post-World War II years, when the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany led to the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. We will then analyze how the idea of human rights shaped the movement for civil rights in the US South during the 1960s. Next, we will study how and why the establishment of dictatorships across Latin America led to the systematic violation of human rights during the 1970s. Also, we will explore how governments in Guatemala and South Africa investigated the human rights abuses carried out by previous authoritarian regimes through the establishment of truth and reconciliation commissions. Similarly, we will analyze how truth and justice were achieved in post-socialist Eastern Europe, where no such commissions were enacted. Finally, we will tackle the systematic use of torture in Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison. Throughout the course, our main goal will be to think how different societies have constructed mechanisms to protect basic rights to which all humans are entitled. We will approach all these issues from a variety of sources: scholarly articles, autobiographical accounts, reports written by state commissions and human rights groups, journalistic texts, and documentaries. The course will develop the students’ writing and critical thinking skills while allowing them to connect historical processes and events with contemporary issues in a transnational perspective.

GLLC-G291 | Study Abroad: Before You Go | John Galuska | 1 cr. | 2nd 8 weeks | MW  3:35 – 4:25 | FQ 012B

P: Consent of Office of Overseas Study. This 8-week course prepares students for the rewarding educational experience of studying abroad. Taught from an interdisciplinary perspective, the course will stimulate students both to think about and to openly discuss, their primary goals/concerns with overseas study. The course is structured around four major topics: 1) pre-departure considerations; 2) life in the host country; 3) strategies for recognizing obstacles and overcoming challenges; and 4) integrating study and daily personal experiences with post-travel educational goals. Students will be expected to complete weekly readings for the course, participate in weekly discussions, and present a short in-class presentation focusing on the host country they plan to visit. Maximizing Study Abroad (2002) will be used as the primary text for the class. International students and faculty members from IU will visit the class throughout the semester to share their personal experiences studying abroad and conducting research outside of the U.S.

GLLC-G321  | Intelligence and National Security | Gene Coyle   | 3 cr. | S&H | TR  2:30-3:45 | FQ012B

This course will begin with a look at the traditional role of intelligence during wartime and peacetime in American history and focus on the occasions when intelligence played a key role in the success of U.S. foreign policy and when it failed.  We will then compare that to the post September 11, 2001 world and how the U.S. Intelligence Community has had to shift its tactics and emphasis to counter non-state terrorist threats.  During the Cold War, the threat of massive retaliation against a nation that attacked the United States served as a deterrent to most, but when the attacker today may be only a handful of people motivated by religious, political or even ecological reasons and willing to be suicide martyrs, this is no longer a practical strategy.  The changed threat requires a greater emphasis on Human Intelligence (HUMINT) and we will examine how an American intelligence officer goes about recruiting another person to become a spy.  We will also look at the civil liberty issues as the line between foreign and domestic intelligence activities has blurred in order to counter terrorist threats that have no distinction of borders. The course is taught by a 30-year veteran of the CIA

COLL X-311 │ Study Abroad: When You Return│ John Galuska │ 1 cr. │ 1st 8 weeks │ MW 3:35-4:25│ FQ 012B

Obtain permission to register from the Office of Overseas Study (812) 855-7003. This first 8-week course provides students returning from overseas study with practical advice on how their international experiences can be utilized for future educational and professional pursuits. Students will engage in structured discussions regarding their overseas accomplishments as well as the knowledge and skills they acquired while abroad. The class will focus on the completion of an individualized "overseas studies portfolio poster" that enables students to do two things: process the emotional, experiential, and academic dimensions of the program they participated in; and compile and create a portfolio document that can be used to support ongoing educational and professional pursuits. The ways in which study abroad experiences can be integrated within life at IU will also be explored. Charting A Hero's Journey (2000) will be used as the primary text for the course. This course meets in the Global Village LLC in Foster-Martin.

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Spring 2008

GLLC-S104-24949│Immigration and Ethnic Identity in the U.S. │ Jeff Holdeman │ 3 cr. │ TFR │ S&H │ TR │ 1:00-2:15 pm │ FQ 012B

In this course we will explore ways in which one's culture and identity (traditional and contemporary, from one's homeland and in one's new environment) can manifest themselves in art, music, food, clothing, language, social structure, religion, worldview, etc.  We will do this through posing a series of questions: What do people arrive with beyond their physical baggage?  What do they choose to keep and discard from their native culture?  How do they choose to "perform" or display this to each other and to the outside?  Students will learn and discuss core concepts from a variety of fields, things such as language maintenance and shift; boundary construction and negotiation; material culture; generation gap; regional variation; endogamy and exogamy; and acculturation, assimilation, and transculturation.  At the core will be the concept of identity and the many forms it can take.  Students will also learn basic techniques of urban fieldwork in order to carry out interviews and projects later in the semester.  All of these will come together in the process of trying to answer what it means to be "ethnic" in America. Note: This course is joint-listed with COLL-S104 (Honors).

GLLC-G210-27199 │ Brazil: Beyond Paradise │Vania Castro │3 cr. │ A&H │ CSA │ TR │ 9:30-10:45 │ FQ 012B

The goal of this course is to expose students to different aspects of Brazilian culture and society.  Students will read and be engaged in discussions about a broad range of topics drawn from fictional and non-fictional readings, films, music, and popular culture.  The first part of the course is a historical overview of the different peoples who compose the Brazilian nation – the Portuguese, the Indian, the African and, later, the immigrants.  The second part of the course examines issues dealing with economic and power inequalities in Brazil.  Emphasis will be placed on one of the most underdeveloped area of the country, the “sertão” (the backlands).  The last part of the course explores different cultural and religious manifestations and their place in the construction of the Brazilian identity.  Five full length movies will be shown on Monday nights during the semester.  Note: This course is joint-listed with HISP-P290 and LTAM-L200.

GLLC-G220-24950 │Human Rights, Truth and Justice │Cesar Seveso │ 3 cr. │ S&H │TR │ 9:30-10:45 │ FQ 012B

This course explores how societies across the world historically define, enforce, and violate human rights. We take as our point of departure the post-World War II years, when the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany led to the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. We will then analyze how the idea of human rights shaped the movement for civil rights in the US South during the 1960s.  Next, we will study how and why the establishment of dictatorships across Latin America led to the systematic violation of human rights during the 1970s. Also, we will explore how governments in Guatemala and South Africa investigated the human rights abuses carried out by previous authoritarian regimes.  Similarly, we will analyze how truth and justice were achieved in post-socialist Eastern Europe, where no such commissions were enacted.  Finally, we will tackle the systematic use of torture in Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison. Throughout the course, our main goal will be to think how different societies have constructed mechanisms to protect basic rights to which all humans are entitled. We will approach all these issues from a variety of sources: scholarly articles, autobiographical accounts, reports written by state commissions and human rights groups, journalistic texts, and documentaries. The course will develop the students’ writing and critical thinking skills while allowing them to connect historical processes and events with contemporary issues in a transnational perspective.

GLLC-G300-28355 | Europe Now: A Spanish Conversation | Maria Lope Sola | 1 cr. | T | 9:00 – 9:55 am | FQ 012A

This course is offered as a discussion in Spanish about topics of current interest such as the Muslim population in Europe, Europe's role in international affairs, how Europe views America, etc. The instructor will lead students in a one hour discussion each week based on current articles from Spanish newspapers of different ideological perspective - El País, El Mundo, La Razón - among other sources. The course is an excellent opportunity for students to work on their proficiency in Spanish and to learn a new vocabulary to which they might not otherwise be exposed.  Note: Prerequisite of 300-level Spanish or equivalent.

GLLC-G320-27450 │ Espionage in the 21st Century │Gene Coyle │ 3 cr. │ S&H │ TR │ 2:30-3:45 pm │ FQ 012B

While some aspects of espionage have not changed in centuries, new technologies have changed the way that governments and corporations go about spying.  Airborne imagery has progressed from U-2 spy planes to multi-spectrum-imaging satellites that can take pictures at night, through clouds and even through traditional camouflage materials.  International communications that were once carried over HF radios now fly around the world in digital packets.  Secrets, once stored in safes, are now stored on computers and servers.  The creation of ever smaller microchips and power sources has changed the nature of “bugging” offices and tracking individuals.  All of this in addition to the fact that before September 11, 2001 much of intelligence work focused more on rivalries between nation-states, such as the U.S. and the Soviet Union, than today when terrorist groups or individual terrorists are the primary targets.  The net result has been changes in the methodologies of espionage.  We will explore how all these developments are creating enormous challenges for intelligence agencies in the 21st century.

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Fall 2007

GLLC-Q199-21926 Introduction to the Global Village (1 cr.) (TBA) P: Residence in the Global Village. The purpose of the course is to introduce students to life in the Village, the people you will be living with, the myriad of topics related to living in a global society and IU's international resources. Through class discussions led by peer instructors, "Q" seeks to engage students in conversation about world affairs, create an environment of mutual respect, and inspire students to think about their own role in the international community, both on campus and abroad. Ultimately, the goals of Q199 are to provide a forum where students can share their interest in the world beyond the United States and create a sense of community around those interests. NOTE: Students will sign up for a specific section at the Global Village prior to the start of the semester

GLLC-S104-22241 Understanding the Cold War (3 cr.) (S&H) (TFR) (MW, 1:00-2:15) Terry The purpose of this seminar is to create an understanding of the Cold War for a generation for whom it was never current events. Through readings, film screenings and class discussion, the course will provide insight into the era and how it continues to affect your parents' generation. When the course is completed, you will (1) have a broad historical understanding of the Cold War and some ideas about its influence and meaning today, (2) understand how entertainment media treated the Cold War while it was in progress, and (3) understand differences between contemporary understanding of historical events and contemporaneous accounts of those events as found in news media of the time and recollections of those events in the form of oral histories.

GLLC-G210-27425 Dictatorship to Democracy: Spain and Portugal in the 20th Century (3 cr.) (A&H) (2nd 8-weeks, MTWR, 2:30-3:45) Montgomery Taught in English, this course will explore the consequences of political, cultural, and socio-economic isolation of Spain and Portugal from the 1930s to their entry into the European Community in 1986. Topics to be discussed include the rise and consolidation of the authoritarian regimes of Salazar (1928-1974) and Franco (1936-1975), the impact of the dictatorships on cultural production, and the emphasis on an agrarian as opposed to industrial state under the regimes. The course will draw on multiple disciplines, including political science, economics, history, journalism, cultural studies, and film, to examine the representation of the Iberian Peninsula's isolation through 20th-century literary manifestations, especially poetry, the short story, and the novel. Special emphasis will be given to the Spanish and Portuguese dictatorial regimes confronting the spread of post-war democracy, opposition and democratization of the 1970s, as well as formal European integration in the mid-1980s. NOTE: This course is being offered jointly with HISP-P290 and HISP-S290.

GLLC-G220-27423 Barriers to Democracy in the Middle East (3 cr.) (S&H) (TR, 11:15-12:30) Perekli This course familiarizes students with the various authoritarian regimes in the Middle East, the reasons for their long-lasting survival, as well as their attempts to democratize themselves. We will begin with an examination of some structural factors, such as the role of Islam, tribal formations and Middle Eastern economies, in order to explain the resilience of Middle Eastern authoritarianism. We will further our examination by looking at some institutional factors, such as state structures, military and opposition forces, and their relations with each other so as to grasp the development of the democratization process in the Middle East. Several case studies from Gulf monarchies and other Arab states, in addition to Turkey and Iran, will help students recognize the complexities and differences of several Middle Eastern countries' democratization processes. NOTE: This course is being offered jointly with NELC-N204.

GLLC-G291-21927 Study Abroad: Before You Go (1 cr.) (2nd 8-weeks) (MW, 3:35 - 4:25) Galuska P: Consent of Office of Overseas Study. This 8-week course prepares students for the rewarding educational experience of studying abroad. Taught from an interdisciplinary perspective, the course will stimulate students both to think about and to openly discuss, their primary goals/concerns with overseas study. The course is structured around four major topics: 1) pre-departure considerations; 2) life in the host country; 3) strategies for recognizing obstacles and overcoming challenges; and 4) integrating study and daily personal experiences with post-travel educational goals. Students will be expected to complete weekly readings for the course, participate in weekly discussions, and present a short in-class presentation focusing on the host country they plan to visit. Maximizing Study Abroad (2002) will be used as the primary text for the class. International students and faculty members from IU will visit the class throughout the semester to share their personal experiences studying abroad and conducting research outside of the U.S.

GLLC-G321-082265 Intelligence and National Security (3 cr.) (S&H) (TR, 2:30-3:45) Coyle This course will begin with a look at the traditional role of intelligence during wartime and peacetime in American history and focus on the occasions when intelligence played a key role in the success of U.S. foreign policy and when it failed. We will then compare that to the post September 11, 2001 world and how the U.S. Intelligence Community has had to shift its tactics and emphasis to counter non-state terrorist threats. During the Cold War, the threat of massive retaliation against a nation that attacked the United States served as a deterrent to most, but when the attacker today may be only a handful of people motivated by religious, political or even ecological reasons and willing to be suicide martyrs, this is no longer a practical strategy. The changed threat requires a greater emphasis on Human Intelligence (HUMINT) and we will examine how an American intelligence officer goes about recruiting another person to become a spy. We will also look at the civil liberty issues as the line between foreign and domestic intelligence activities has blurred in order to counter terrorist threats that have no distinction of borders. The course is taught by a 30-year veteran of the CIA.

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