Reflection
We are all essentially global citizens, whether we see it this way. Economically speaking, our communities are more interconnected than ever. However, the human interpersonal connection continues to dissipate as technology advances. To exist (consciously) as a global citizen, one must be willing to remain an interactive student to life and all the variety she has to offer; this takes great courage.
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As a creative and colorful individual, I have constantly challenged myself to live with sincere curiosity. Therefore, my time as a Global Learning student at FIU has been enriching. I came into this program as an artist and non-traditional student, very much broken by the ongoing pandemic.
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I am grateful that I am leaving this program with my heart full of hope about the positive impact I am determined to imprint upon many sectors that I would never have dared to attempt just a few years ago. Overall, my Global Learning experience at FIU has empowered me to embrace my past and expand my passion for equitable change.
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Global Learning Education
INR 3081
Contemporary International Problems
INR 3403
International Law
This course centered on transitional justice. This includes criminal prosecutions, truth commissions, reparations, and other forms of institutional reform. In addition, Kathryn Sikkink's The Justice Cascade, a core text for this class, permanently impacts how I examine global conflict and international intervention.
From the start of my studies as an International Relations major, I was interested in International Law with little understanding of what this meant. International Law encompasses legal relationships between sovereign states, international non-state actors, international organizations, individuals, and whatever else may hold an international identity. Important terminology for this topic consists of legal obligation, precision, and jurisdiction.
IDH 3034
Film in the Developing World
One of the most gutwrenching courses of my academic career, witnessing the artistry and various modes of philosophical cinema produced throughout the global south was mind-altering. For my final paper, I transcribed a critical observation of postcolonial Africa through the lens of Djibril Diop Mambety and Ousmane Sembene.
WST 3120
Global Women's Writing
PAD 3800
Managing Global Cities
I took a deep dive into gendered experiences across societies and cultures through profound engagement with revolutionary writings by Nawal El Saadawi, Michelle Good, and Rigoberta Menchú. All of my papers were supported by themes and concepts explored by accompanying feminist theoretical texts for this class.
Managing Global Cities is an introduction to the principles of urban governance and the management of global cities' specific development problems. I was paired on a team of several others; we created a presentation on homelessness as a crisis in New York City throughout the semester.