POL424H1S L0101
Graduate Course Code: POL2361H1S L0101
Globalization and Indigenous Politics
Themes
The course introduces students to critical considerations of globalization from the perspective of indigenous peoples. Issues explored in the course include indigenous epistemologies, impacts of globalization on indigenous peoples, international indigenous organizing, human rights and indigenous social movements. The focus will be on two dimensions of globalization: the global corporate economy and global indigenous organizing in the United Nations.
Texts
A custom courseware package and journal articles available online through the UofT library website.
Format and Requirements
Seminar (participation, weekly questions, research outline, group presentation, research paper)
Prerequisites
POL201Y1 or (POLB90H3, POLB91H3) or INS201Y1 or permission of instructor