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Fluri, Jennifer L

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  • Professor Fluri is a political geographer interested in gender, geopolitics, international aid/development, conflict and peace building in Afghanistan. Her publications include reviewed journal articles, book chapters, three co-authored books and one co-edited book. She is currently working on a book that examines Afghan Women's Leadership before, during, and after U.S. occupation in Afghanistan. This project has been funded by the National Science Foundation. She is the co-editor of the Gender, Feminisms and Geography book series at West Virginia University Press, and co-editor of the Geopolitical Bodies, Material Worlds book series for Lexington Books. She serves and editorial board member for the journals Political Geography, and Cultural Geography. In Colorado, she co-directs the CU-Boulder Affordable Housing Research Initiative (www.colorado.edu/bahri), a research organization that offers applicable research to community members and organizations providing, seeking, living in, or caring about affordable housing.

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  • critical study and analysis of gender and development in conflict zones, security studies, body theory, affordable housing, gender, race, class, economic inequality

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  • GEOG 1962 - Geographies of Global Change
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2023
    Familiarizes students with a geographic understanding of conflicts around the globe and of economic, political and cultural globalization. Analyzes the relationship between global forces, regions and local interests in contemporary territorial and geopolitical tensions and conflicts, emphasizing issues such as nationalism, migration, labor and natural resources. Formerly GEOG 2002.
  • GEOG 3672 - Who Runs the World? Sex, Power, and Gender in Geography
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2022 / Fall 2023
    This course will examine how gender and sexuality is constructed locally, nationally, and globally, drawing on conversations about feminist pasts, presents, and futures. We will focus on how gender intersects with race, class, sexuality, ability, religion, ethnicity, and geopolitical location to structure the lived experiences of women across the globe. We will apply critical geographic perspectives to gender inequality, exploring the overlaps and differences in women�s and LGBTQ+ struggles as they are shaped by ongoing socio-cultural, political, and economic conditions globally. Recommended prerequisite: GEOG 1962 or GEOG 1972 or GEOG 1982 or GEOG 1992 or GEOG 2092 or WGST 2000 or WGST 2600. Same as WGST 3672.
  • GEOG 3832 - India and Its Neighbors: Societies, Economies, and Geopolitics
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2021
    Experience the diverse societies and cultures of India, Nepal, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and the Maldives. Learn about the different belief systems, cultural practices, and environments in this region and how international relations and politics in this region influence global trade/economics, politics, conflict, and security. Recommended prerequisites: GEOG 1962 or GEOG 1972 or GEOG 1982 or GEOG 1992 or GEOG 2092.
  • GEOG 3842 - Human Geography of Czechia: Political, Economic and Social Transitions
    Primary Instructor - Summer 2018 / Summer 2023
    Excursions in Prague will begin with an understanding of Czech history through various imprints on the landscape, such as city planning, design, architecture and culture. This will be followed by a discussion of Prague in the 20th century and the various political, economic and social transitions. These transitions will be explored through field based study in and outside of Prague.
  • GEOG 3930 - Internship
    Primary Instructor - Summer 2022 / Summer 2023
    Provides an academically supervised opportunity for advanced geography or environmental studies majors to work in public and private organizations on projects related to the student's career goals and to relate classroom theory to practice. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Instructor consent required.
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