AMS 295-01 - Special Topic: The Power of the American Journey II: Social Justice and the Olympic Movement

4 credits (Spring)

Cross-listed as: PHE 295-01 and SOC 295-01. This Journeys Course is an interdisciplinary examination of Social Justice and the Olympic Games. Personal journeys and athletic journeys can be studied through multi-disciplinary tools: embedded travel, primary and secondary sources such as autobiography, popular culture, film, scholarly essays, historical original documents, photography, “story-telling” and “lived experience.” Students will travel to Athens, Olympia, Krakow (Auschwitz), Berlin, and Munich over spring break.

This is an upper level GLP course with priority given to second-year students. Students interested in this course will need to complete an application in addition to doing the normal registration process. The application materials are available on GrinnellShare (Academics>Centers>Center for International Studies>Global Learning Program). Students selected to participate in the Global Learning Program will be required to pay a $400 participation fee (most other required travel expenses will be covered). This fee will be added to the student tuition bill and will be due by the first day of classes. If payment of this fee causes you financial concern, please contact Megan Jones in the Financial Aid Office to discuss loan options to cover this additional cost of attendance.

Prerequisite: AMS 130 , GDS 111 , or one 100-level Social science course with the exception of PHE 100 , PHE 101 , and WRT 101 , WRT 102 , and WRT 120 .
Instructor: Scott, W. Freeman