Global Citizen 3/4

The Global Citizen

The modern world requires a more globalized consciousness. The Global Citizen seeks to develop an understanding of the systems shaping the modern world and the struggles people face when navigating those systems. Through thematic units based on essential questions society is consciously or subconsciously asking, the course attempts to analyze different experiences and philosophies surrounding said questions. The course examines literature and provides historical context to illuminate the worlds that characters of fictional literature occupy. Nonfiction texts will also be used to examine the world students will embark upon leaving high school with a focus on extrapolating future trends, the rise of different ideologies, interactions with foreign cultures, and the interactivity of globalized market economies. Through historical contexts, character and literature studies, this course examines the essential questions surrounding globalization in conjunction with individual authenticity, dehumanization, and cultural perspectives on navigating social constructs in an ever increasing interconnected world.