English

This course examines debates around a number of contemporary issues in Irish politics. These primarily center on institutional and behavioral issues, such as the constitution, the parliament, political culture, and elections. These debates are placed in a comparative context, using the experience of other countries to assess the Irish political system.

This course examines Indigenous ways of knowing and history making in Australia; key theoretical and political debate connected to the rise of Aboriginal history in Australia; key theoretical and political debated connected to oral history methodology as a methodological discipline in history; and oral history narratives and other sources across time that provide insight into Aboriginal history making.

This course studies environmental ethics, with a focus on reasoned arguments regarding our handling of, dealing with, and behavior towards nature and the environment. It introduces concrete analysis tools emerging from classical ethical theories and environmental philosophy; anthropocentrism and the various alternatives; and the notions of nature and the natural, risk, equality and justice, value pluralism, and the different needs for relating through nature in physical, aesthetical, and existential ways. The course utilizes environmental ethical issues of contemporary concern as case studies, in the context of both Euro-American and developing countries, in order to uncover, understand, and structure relevant knowledge and ethical issues to address professional challenges related to environments and society. Case study topics include climate change, animal production, biodiversity conservation, sustainability and human well-being, wildlife management, genetically modified crops, and ecological restoration. This course consists of an integrated mix of lectures, exercises, and discussions, including quizzes, votes, panel debates, student presentations, guest lecturers, and films. Through exercises, discussions, and assignment work, it explores various approaches to identifying, assessing, and approaching ethical dilemmas in relation to environmental decision-making.

This course examines the basic concepts, theories and methods of sociology. It seeks to provide basic knowledge of the sociological approach to the study of social and economic problems and development.

The course examines social developments and political tensions that shaped the modern United States, including visions of early century reform; the emergence of mass society and the "new woman"; the redefined role of the State in the aftermath of the Great Depression and in World War II; racial reform and the white supremacist backlash in the 20s and 60s; sexual liberation and counterculture in the 60s; the renewed power of Conservatism in the 70s and 80s; and the crises and culture wars of the late 20th century.

This course explores the ways in which the usage and perception of Korean varies both within and across individuals including factors such as regional origin; age; gender; race, and native status.