Global systems are understood through multiple frameworks that are sensitive to dynamics of power. What are some of the relationships between gender domination and the domination of nature? How can the study of race, class, gender, sexuality, and culture elucidate some of the constraints and possibilities of our age? What can we learn from the study of diverse movements internationally for social justice, sustainable ecology, and responsible development?
The curriculum facilitates self-reflection on our own cultural presuppositions as a prerequisite for empathic engagement with the realities of other cultures.