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PSCI 3002 - 001: Politics in the Black Community with Omar Montgomery
Thursdays | 5:30-8:20pm | North 1405
This course examines the experience of Black Americans within the American political landscape. Race identity politics in the United States shaped the social conditions and cultural capital of Black America. Therefore, the course critically analyzesÌýhow social movements including Civil Rights, Black Power, #BlackLivesMatter, and others addressed the political and economic status of the Black Community.ÌýThe overall goal of this course is to give students a pragmatic understanding of how politics in the Black Community both initiated and resisted political trends in the United States.Ìý
PSCI 4837 - 001: Contemporary Issues in Civil LibertiesÌýwith Professor Glenn Morris
Tuesdays/Thursdays | 11:00am-12:15pm | Business School 3100
Contemporary Issues in Civil Liberties: The Right to Privacy and the Growth of Government and Corporate Surveillance.
Topics this course will cover include:
- NSA & Edward Snowden
- China & the UighursÌý
- 4th Amendment
- Misinformation/Disinformation
- Orwell and 1984
PSCI 4236 - 001: American Foreign Policy with Professor Martin Widzer
Mondays/Wednesdays | 9:30-10:45am | North 1603
The decisions of American foreign policymakers have a profound effect on not only the strength, security, and prosperity of American citizens, but on that of citizens and nations the world over. This course surveys the strategic, institutional, and political structures through which American foreign policy objectives are pursued and the consequences of those choices.
PSCI 4535-001:ÌýLabor and Working-Class Politics with Professor James Walsh
Tuesdays | 12:00-3:20pm | King 318
This class explores the long history of worker-led struggles in American History, beginning with methods of resistance and organizing among Indentured Servants and African slaves, connecting this history to workers' rights legislation during the 1930s and current impediments to advancing workers' rights.Ìý
The course links students to current efforts taking place today in Denver where working class and economically disenfranchised communities are finding strength and agency through community organizing.
PSCI 4807 - 001: Political Violence with Professor Thorsten Spehn
Wednesdays | 5:00-7:50pm | North 1405
Did you ever wonder why human beings hate and how that leads to violence? Or how leaders can use hatred to instigate violence and cause group conflict?
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Highlighted Graduate Courses
PSCI 5551-001:ÌýInternational Society: Critical Perspectives with Professor Bassem Hassan
Tuesdays | 5:00-7:50pm | Plaza 116
This course discusses the hierarchies that exist in international society and the mechanisms used in excluding certain actors and privileging others. Topics discussed include the Iranian nuclear program, prostitution near military bases, international law as a disciplinary tool and development as a means for constructing hierarchies.