Migration & Globalization
Migration and Globalization are among the most important forces for historical change, fostering the exchange of people, goods, and ideas between regions, countries, and cultures. The transformation process of migration and globalization has promoted diversity, encouraged collaboration, and generated gains, but an increasingly complex and global world has also resulted in new social, economic, and political challenges. This concentration examines the causes and consequences of migration and globalization for the past, present, and future.
Sustainability & Modernization
Sustainability means more than just recycling. A society is deemed sustainable when environmental, economic, and ethical considerations are equally addressed.
Modernization efforts, whether in the ancient or modern worlds, can often alter a society’s sustainability by privileging economic growth at the expense of environmental or social justice considerations. Courses in this concentration will focus on the history of sustainability and the impacts of modernization on cultures--past and present.
Social Justice & Citizenships
Concentrating in Social Justice & Citizenships enables you to understand how citizenship in the United States, in the ancient past, and throughout the world has had different meanings. What does citizenship involve, what rights and privileges does it give to individuals? Citizenship is also directly related to social justice, as groups who have been denied citizenship have fought to be a part of their communities. The effort to achieve rights--social, economic, sexual, and political--is a critical part of the historical experience.