Intercultural Engagement in Global Affairs.

Catalog description

Intercultural engagement promotes honest, authentic, and constructive encounters with people from different cultural backgrounds (languages, traditions, stories, etc.), memories, and experiences, with a goal to develop healthier models of community and coexistence. This course introduces students to many facets of intercultural engagement as they relate to the broad field of global affairs. Through collaborative learning, lectures, readings, and potential field work, students will explore and apply some of the key components of intercultural engagement. Categories of application include peacebuilding initiatives in post-conflict societies, interfaith encounters at inter- and intra-state levels, human rights language and law, and geopolitics/foreign policy. This course also introduces students to techniques and skills helpful for developing and practicing meaningful intercultural communication.