This course provides a survey of the main issues in contemporary Japanese culture and society. It focuses on values, institutions, social processes and patterns of social change against on the one hand the background of Japanese history, and, on the...
This course studies the evolution of gender relations and constructions in Western societies throughout Contemporary History. It focuses on aspects, events and historical times that have contributed to a gradual increase of gender equality. It also...
From a critical standpoint, this course analyzes Ecuadorian cultural diversity. There will be several approaches: historical, theoretical and ethnographical to give a holistic focus on cultural processes and cultures of this region. The ultimate...
The course analyzes the role of organized crime in Italy through a historical, structural, and cultural perspective. After an overview of the various criminal organizations that are active both in Italy and abroad – the Camorra and the Ndrangheta...
In this seminar, we will explore the structure and cultural principles of Japanese social organizations and the behavioral patterns of those members. Students use their field experience as a basis for understanding Japanese organizations and...
The dramatic changes in China over the past thirty years, far from being an aberration, are a continuation of a dynamic past. This course provides the student with a broadest possible overview of Chinese history, politics, and society to prepare you...
The course will provide an understanding of poverty, theories of development, principles that underpin development programs, and various approaches to addressing poverty. The course also focuses on community development, which is an integral part of...
This course offers an overview of the heterogeneous historical and cultural landscape of Spain through an interdisciplinary approach. Throughout the semester, we will study Spanish history and culture from the Prehistoric period to the great social...
This course aims at analyzing shifts in modern identity formations in Europe with an emphasis on urban space through the lenses of memory representations and reconfigurations of social structures/migration. The focus will be on memory politics...
Focusing on contemporary Italian and Tuscan gastronomy as its starting point, the course examines the history of Italian cuisine and the economics and sociology of food in Tuscany, particularly in the city of Siena. The analysis will begin with the...