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Course ListingsFall 2012Peace & Justice StudiesPJS 0001INTRO PEACE/JUSTICE STDYMain concepts in the field of peace and justice studies. Extent of globalmilitariz<strong>at</strong>ion and its impact on human needs. Social movements andnonviolent social change. Possibilities of building a stable and justpeace.Sections02808 PJS 000101 K+ Atshan, Saed 1.0PJS 0025ANTHRO OF WAR&PEACEMAKIN(Cross-listed as ANTH 25). Introductory-level study of armed conflictand conflict transform<strong>at</strong>ion from standpoint of anthropology of violence.Critical examin<strong>at</strong>ion of causes of conflict; gendered, ethnic, cultural, andreligious dimensions; globaliz<strong>at</strong>ion of conflict through media,transn<strong>at</strong>ional flows of commodities, intern<strong>at</strong>ional interventions; impactof 9/11 and the global "war on terror"; intersection of local, n<strong>at</strong>ional, andintern<strong>at</strong>ional techniques of conflict transform<strong>at</strong>ion. Focus in depth onexperience and initi<strong>at</strong>ives from the ground up.Sections03646 PJS 002501 L+ Staff 1.0PJS 0027HUMAN RIGHTS AND CULTURE(Cross-listed as ANTH 27). This g<strong>at</strong>eway course examinesanthropological deb<strong>at</strong>es about human rights. It introduces keyanthropological methods, like participant-observ<strong>at</strong>ion, reflexivity, andcultural critique, and anthropological theories on topics like culture, thest<strong>at</strong>e, indigenous peoples, and globaliz<strong>at</strong>ion. We will analyzecontroversies about cultural rel<strong>at</strong>ivism and universalism, approaches toboth violent conflicts and the structural violence of poverty, and therel<strong>at</strong>ionship between anthropology and human rights. We also studyethnographies of human rights work th<strong>at</strong> elucid<strong>at</strong>e how advoc<strong>at</strong>es striveto produce reliable knowledge and circul<strong>at</strong>e it to authorities and thepublic in reports, documentaries, and other media.Sections03648 PJS 002701 F+TR Bishara, Amahl 1.0 Cap Course;ClistAnth002701PJS 0099INTERNSHIP-SOCIAL CHANGE(Cross-listed as CIS 0099). Supervised fieldwork in a wide range ofcommunity, peace, justice, and social change organiz<strong>at</strong>ions. Readings,guided group discussions, and written reports to integr<strong>at</strong>e analysis andexperience.Prerequisites: PJS 1, one intermedi<strong>at</strong>e course each from core areas Athrough D, and one intermedi<strong>at</strong>e course from core area E which may betaken simultaneously.Sections02809 PJS 009901 ARR Bryan, Dale 1.0 Pjs1/anth27/soc111/soc135/perm; M04:30-7:15PJS 0121SEM: POL CUL COM PERP(Cross-listed as PS 121). How cultural meanings and practices shapepolitical struggles and institutions. Survey of culturalist theories ofpolitical dynamics and structures, and assessment of theories against arange of empirical case studies from Asia, the Middle East, WesternEurope, L<strong>at</strong>in America, and the United St<strong>at</strong>es.Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor.Sections03970PJS 012101 11 Cruz, Consuelo 1.0 Held In PackardConferenceRoom;c-list Ps0121PJS 0135SOCIAL MOVEMENTS(Cross-listed as SOC 135.) Circumstances under which organizedefforts by the powerless to affect history are <strong>at</strong>tempted. Motiv<strong>at</strong>ions,processes, and impact of social movements. Review of majorperspectives in the field. Selected use of films to illustr<strong>at</strong>e majorthemes.Sections03971 PJS 013501 K+ Pineros-shields 1.0 C-lst Soc013501PJS 0164EDUC FOR PEACE & JUSTICE(Cross-listed as ED 164.) Past and present efforts to use educ<strong>at</strong>ion forbuilding a just and peaceful society. The advocacy of educ<strong>at</strong>ion indemocr<strong>at</strong>ic societies, emphasizing the works of contemporary critical,antiracist, and feminist theorists. Peace pedagogies, curricula, andprograms focused on social justice. Particip<strong>at</strong>ion in a "mini-internship"focused on peace and social justice issues in an educ<strong>at</strong>ional program.Sections02816 PJS 016401 12+ Donahue-keegan, 1.0 C-lst Ed 164PJS 0198SENIOR HONORS THESISSeniors Honors Thesis.Please see departmental website for specific details.Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.Sections02817PJS 019801 TBA 1.0 Permission OfInstructorPJS 0120SOC OF WAR & PEACE(Cross-listed as SOC 120.) Concepts of war and peace. Theoreticalperspectives on the cold war and the n<strong>at</strong>ure of post-cold war armedconflicts. The process of constructing enemy images. Recovery andreconcili<strong>at</strong>ion following violence. Feminist perspectives on war, militarytraining, and peace. Impact of peace movements, especially <strong>at</strong> the endof the cold war. Movements to ban land mines and abolish nuclearweapons. Deb<strong>at</strong>e over the meaning of n<strong>at</strong>ional and global security.Prerequisites: One sociology course or PJS 1, or junior standing.Sections02811PJS 012001 E+MW Joseph, Paul 1.0 1 Soc Crs OrPjs 1 Or JrStand/c-lst Soc120<strong>Tufts</strong> <strong>University</strong> Course Listings, Fall 2012Page 139
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