| Course Title: Special Topics in Anthropology: 'Anthropology and Human Rights' |
| Start Date: 09/04/2024 End Date: 12/17/2024 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2024 |
| Description: This course explores anthropological approaches to human rights -- a key theme of transnational politics and international law. Anthropologists have contributed to discussions on human rights since the UN Declaration and the field has provided a vibrant platform to analyze ideologies, politics, and practices surrounding human rights. We will survey an array of anthropological studies that approach human rights from the perspective of cultural relativism, contextualization, advocacy, and practice. Students will gain a critical perspective on the seemingly universal rhetoric of human rights by learning how it produces diverse effects in places such as Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences , MP - Multicultural Perspectives , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Nadia Latif | nlatif@mtholyoke.edu |
| Matthew Watson (email: mcwatson@mtholyoke.edu, phone: 0) may also be contacted for registration permissions and registration questions. |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/04/2024 - 12/17/2024 | Lecture | Tuesday and Thursday | 10:30AM - 11:45AM | CIRU - Ciruti | 111 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: ANTHR-105. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| NXLAR0001 | NXLAR: Nexus in Law, Public Policy, and Human Rights | This course is approved for the Law, Public Policy, and Human Rights Nexus track. |
| NXDEV0001 | NXDEV: Nexus in Development Studies | This course is approved for the Development Studies Nexus track. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 20 | Enrollment: 13 | Available: 7 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: The Myth of Self-Reliance: Economic Lives Inside a Liberian Refugee Camp Author: Omata, Naohiko Copyright: 2017 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781789208108 Publisher: Berghahn Books |
Required | 29.95 |
| Title: # HumanRights: The Technologies and Politics of Justice Claims in Practice Author: Niezen, Ronald Copyright: 2020 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781503612631 Publisher: Stanford University Press |
Required | 25.55 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |