INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION / CAS 407/507 / KATIE DWYERÂ
This course will explore concepts in intercultural understanding as well as building skills in conflict resolution, cross-cultural work, coalition building, and individual self-reflection. We will examine both the broad frameworks for discussing cultural differences as well as thinking through the ways identity and context influence our experience of the world and our encounters with one another. Conflict resolution theories and skills will be a major focus. We will also discuss intercultural encounters in a variety of specific contexts, including education, the workplace, and in humanitarian development efforts. We will ground these concepts in our own experiences, and include real-world applications in our own lives.
THEORIES OF CARCERAL EDUCATION / GEOG 410/510 / SHAUL COHEN
In this course we will survey a broad range of contemporary carceral theorists in relation to education in prison settings, and the ways higher education in particular has served as a source of political and personal empowerment for incarcerated individuals. We will draw from carceral geography to analyze the elements of belonging, place, and control in relation to social dynamics inside, as well as exploring successful case-studies of prison education programs.