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on 9-11
By Kimberly Pasquis
On-line Forty-Niner
Sept. 11 brought
about many changes in the way American foreign policy is analyzed.
Questions have been raised and have yet to be answered. Some
classes offered next spring though the College of Liberal
Arts will deal directly with historical and present issues
of United States and Middle Eastern policy.
Though not new to the university, the emphasis of the classes
will be altered slightly to meet the needs and concerns of
students in foreign policy issues.
Norma Chinchilla, professor of sociology, will be teaching
International Studies 318I, case studies in international
social conflict. The course will involve a case study of political
Islam and the role of the Taliban. Western concepts of foreign
policy and what war means will be analyzed.
"I will also be focusing on conventional war versus nuclear
war," Chinchilla said. "I am going to be asking
the question, 'what does war mean in the 21st century?' I
had dropped it from the agenda in previous courses, but I
am reintroducing it."
Chinchilla said she believes that students might be more interested
in the course because the issues are more immediate.
The historical background of Islamic movements and the role
of Middle Eastern women will be taught by Houri Berberian,
assistant professor of history. The courses will spend more
time on Afghanistan issues than in previous semesters because
of the greater interest.
"The key is for students to get the point that there
isn't one form of Islam or one form of anything," Berberian
said. "It is important to not make generalizations."
Arlene Lazarowitz, lecturer for the history department, will
teach history 369, Jewish history and history 478, foreign
relations of the United States. The course will look at different
perspectives of foreign relations in terms of current issues.
"American interest in central Asia grew because of the
Cold War," Lazarowitz said. "We study the culture
of the countries as well as the politics and economies."
Documents from all country perspectives are given in the class
to stay away from an American centralized viewpoint.
The following classes are being offered in spring 2002 that
deal with current and background information of U.S. foreign
policy:
• I/ST 318I
- Case Studies in International Social Conflict
• C/LT 448/548 - Middle East in Perspective
• POSC 371 - Introduction to International Politics
• B/ST & R/ST 490 - Religious and Ethical Issues
• HIST 478 - Foreign Relations of the United States
• GEO 309I - The Middle East and North Africa
• JOUR 312I - World Press
• HIST 394 - Middle Eastern Women
• HIST 432 - Middle East 1700-present
• HIST 369 - Jewish History
• HIST 490 - Special Topics (Palestinian-Israeli conflicts)
• R/ST 331I - Islamic Religion and Culture
• POSC 376 - International Law
• POSC 312 - Constitutional Law
• ASAM 346 - Asian Americans and the Law
• ASAM 335I - Asian and Latino immigration since World
War II
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