IS 680 - Cultural Diversity/Ethnic

Identities in a Globalized World Prerequisite, graduate standing. All around us we see the rising tide of ethnic, racial and national conflicts. From the violent acts in the U.S., the Middle East, Europe and Africa we witness that people divided are along ethnic, religious, and national identities and these divisions become the basis for intractable conflicts and violence. Is this inevitable? What are the possible causes and consequences of these conflicts? Students will learn what it means to be part of an interdependent, pluralistic world in the post cold war world or the New World Order. (Offered every year.) 3 credits