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Course Schedule and Assignments
Assignments listed for each day are to be completed before the beginning of that class period.
Week 1: Introduction to Peace Studies
Tuesday - Syllabus and Schedule
Thursday - Barash p. 1-4 and 266-271
Week 2: Environment
Tuesday - Barash p. 148-156
http://myfootprint.org
http://www.worldwater.org/conflict/map/
Thursday - Bombies Film
Week 3: Negative Peace
Tuesday - Barash Ch. 2 p. 62-113
Thursday - Vietnam
Week 4: Positive Peace
Tuesday - Barash p. 146-148 and 160-186
Thursday - Topics due for Peace Worker Project
Week 5: "Just" War
Tuesday - Barash p. 132-139, Packing Inferno (PDF on BB), Addicted to War 1-26, Just War Criteria Sheet (PDF on BB)
http://www.hiroshimapeacemedia.jp/mediacenter/
Thursday - Addicted to War Discussion
Week 6: Terrorism
Tuesday - Barash 114-132 and 139-145, Addicted to War p. 27-55
Optional Reading: http://peace.mennolink.org/articles/sept11_jpl.html
Thursday - Addicted to War Discussion
Week 7: Media
Tuesday - Addicted to War p. 56-73. Watch The Devil Comes on Horseback as part of homework and blog response.
Thursday - Addicted to War and Media Discussion
Week 8: Genocide Part 1
Tuesday - Powers Ch. 1, 2, and 3
Thursday - USIP Conflict Analysis Certificate due by beginning of class
Week 9: SPRING BREAK
Week 10: Genocide Part 2
Tuesday - Powers Ch. 10. Watch "Sometime in April" as part of homework and blog response.
Thursday - Rwanda Discussion
Week 11: Genocide Part 3
Tuesday - Powers Ch. 9, Bosnia Reading 1, Bosnia Reading 2
Thursday - Bosnia
Week 12: Ethics
Tuesday - Barash p. 277-283 http://cindysheehanssoapbox.blogspot.com/
Thursday - Group Work
Week 13: Nonviolence
Tuesday - Barash 192-197 and 202-205
Thursday - Film
Week 14: Religion
Tuesday - Barash Ch. 6. Watch SOA Guns and Greed as part of homework and blog response. Romero film in class.
Thursday - USIP Interfaith Conflict Resolution Certificate due before class
Week 15: Movements
Tuesday - Barash Ch. 7 p. 244-287, Film: The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo
Thursday - "Where do we go from here?"
Week 16: Presentations
Tuesday - Read Guest Speaker George Wolfe's Chapter on Blackboard
2 Copies of his full book are on reserve in the library
Thursday - Graduate Presentations
Week 17: FINALS
Tuesday - Syllabus and Schedule
Thursday - Barash p. 1-4 and 266-271
Week 2: Environment
Tuesday - Barash p. 148-156
http://myfootprint.org
http://www.worldwater.org/conflict/map/
Thursday - Bombies Film
Week 3: Negative Peace
Tuesday - Barash Ch. 2 p. 62-113
Thursday - Vietnam
Week 4: Positive Peace
Tuesday - Barash p. 146-148 and 160-186
Thursday - Topics due for Peace Worker Project
Week 5: "Just" War
Tuesday - Barash p. 132-139, Packing Inferno (PDF on BB), Addicted to War 1-26, Just War Criteria Sheet (PDF on BB)
http://www.hiroshimapeacemedia.jp/mediacenter/
Thursday - Addicted to War Discussion
Week 6: Terrorism
Tuesday - Barash 114-132 and 139-145, Addicted to War p. 27-55
Optional Reading: http://peace.mennolink.org/articles/sept11_jpl.html
Thursday - Addicted to War Discussion
Week 7: Media
Tuesday - Addicted to War p. 56-73. Watch The Devil Comes on Horseback as part of homework and blog response.
Thursday - Addicted to War and Media Discussion
Week 8: Genocide Part 1
Tuesday - Powers Ch. 1, 2, and 3
Thursday - USIP Conflict Analysis Certificate due by beginning of class
Week 9: SPRING BREAK
Week 10: Genocide Part 2
Tuesday - Powers Ch. 10. Watch "Sometime in April" as part of homework and blog response.
Thursday - Rwanda Discussion
Week 11: Genocide Part 3
Tuesday - Powers Ch. 9, Bosnia Reading 1, Bosnia Reading 2
Thursday - Bosnia
Week 12: Ethics
Tuesday - Barash p. 277-283 http://cindysheehanssoapbox.blogspot.com/
Thursday - Group Work
Week 13: Nonviolence
Tuesday - Barash 192-197 and 202-205
Thursday - Film
Week 14: Religion
Tuesday - Barash Ch. 6. Watch SOA Guns and Greed as part of homework and blog response. Romero film in class.
Thursday - USIP Interfaith Conflict Resolution Certificate due before class
Week 15: Movements
Tuesday - Barash Ch. 7 p. 244-287, Film: The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo
Thursday - "Where do we go from here?"
Week 16: Presentations
Tuesday - Read Guest Speaker George Wolfe's Chapter on Blackboard
2 Copies of his full book are on reserve in the library
Thursday - Graduate Presentations
Week 17: FINALS