UISC 183D - Diversity and Power in Global History

Course Cross-listed with HIS 100D
3 credit(s) High Impact Practice: Diversity and Global Learning
In this course, students will learn about the history and development of modern global societies. Combining intellectual and pedagogical hubris, this course seeks to do nothing less than to explain how our modern world came to be and to provide students with the tools for analyzing and understanding the societies that they inhabit. The course will highlight two major themes: diversity and power. Instead of triumphantly glorifying the achievements of the West, this course will introduce students to a diverse array of people, cultures, and lifestyles. It will encourage students to analyze global power structures by studying the history of imperialism, slavery, and patriarchy. In addition, this course will show how global populations have resisted Europe’s political, economic and cultural power-either through cultural resistance, political independence movements, or revolution. By the end of the semester, students will have learned about the cultural diversity of the globe. In addition, they will be able to evaluate the struggles of marginalized people who fought to undermine European supremacy. Counts as a “D” diversity class in UIS.

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