Featured FIGs: Human Hierarchies, It's a Smaller World After All, and Justice, Beauty, and Nature

These three featured FIGS are part of the broader FIG offerings for fall of 2016. To see the full list please visit the Finding the FIG For You page.

 

The classes in this FIG will explore questions of privilege and power in society, particularly considering how our seemingly personal experiences are shaped by larger social/cultural/political processes (intersections) and how these are differently structured and valued (hierarchies).

This FIG examines the cultural impact of capitalism on various spheres of social life. In this way, it attempts to view a host of contemporary global problems from the perspective of a ‘culture’ of capitalism that is associated with globalization. In particular, the course examines the way capitalism affects our conceptions of labor, consumption, health, the environment, and food.

We will explore how our sense of justice and appreciation of beauty inform our relationship with nature, and we will create a multimedia documentary of our learning experience.