SHUM 1900

Global Engagements: Living and Working in a Diverse World

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

How might we engage with communities, whether here in Ithaca or across the globe, in our diverse histories, experiences, and perspectives? What structural forces shape inequalities and how do communities go about addressing social and racial injustice? This course is designed to help students bring global engaged learning into their Cornell education with a focus on community engaged learning in Ithaca. It introduces skills that are vital for intercultural engagement, including participant-observation research, ethnographic writing, and the habits of critical reflexivity. Through readings, film, and community partnerships, we will learn about global/local issues including the gendered and racialized aspects of labor, food and housing insecurity, structural violence, and migration. Students will complete projects that help them learn with and from Ithaca community members and organizations.

Area Studies (LAAREA)

Distribution Requirements (CA-AG, D-AG), (GLC-AS, SCD-AS)

Exploratory Studies (CU-CEL)

Last 4 terms offered (None)

View Enrollment Information