12066

HR 101 A Introduction to Human Rights

Thomas Keenan

M . W . .

1:30 -2:50 pm

HEG 201

HUM/DIFF

(HR core course.) An intensive introduction to contemporary discussions of human rights in a broad context. The course mixes a basic historical and theoretical investigation of these contested categories, 'human' and 'rights,' with some difficult examples of the political, social, cultural, and aesthetic dimensions of claims made in these terms. What are humans and what count as rights, if any? We will ask about the foundations of rights claims; about legal, political, non-violent and violent ways of advancing, defending and enforcing them; about the documents and institutions of the human rights movement; and about the questionable 'reality' of human rights in our world. Is there such a thing as 'our' world? The answers are not obvious. We will try to find them by exploring, among other things, the French and American revolutions, the 'decline of the nation-state' (Arendt), humanitarian intervention (medical and military), public space and democracy, testimony and information (from Shoah to the CNN effect), war crimes and the concept of the civilian, and the challenges to human rights orthodoxy posed by terrorism and the wars against it. Using The Face of Human Rights (Walter Kalin) as our primary text, along with work in philosophy, history, literature, politics, and with the contemporary news flow, we will examine some tricky cases and troubled places, among them our own. Class size: 20

12938

HR 101 B Introduction to Human Rights

Gilles Peress

M . W . .

1:30 -2:50 pm

OLINLC 120

HUM/DIFF

See above.

12316

PS 145 Human Rights in Global Politics

Omar Encarnacion

M . W . .

11:50 -1:10 pm

OLIN 205

SSCI

Cross-listed: Global & Int’l Studies; Human Rights (core course) This course aims to familiarize students with the principal historical and sociological explanations behind the rise of human rights, its principal actors, institutions and legal frameworks, and the main international, regional and national settings in which the debates and practices of human rights take place. The course is divided into three core sections. The first explores the origins of the notion of human rights, taking into consideration the importance of such historical developments as the atrocities of World War II, especially those committed by Germany's Nazi regime, and sociological explanations derived from theories of modernization and globalization and the main actors and institutions in the human rights arena, from the basic legal framework of human rights standards (e.g., the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Geneva Convention, to name a few), to the role of major international players, such as the United States and the European Community, to powerful non-governmental actors such as Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Freedom House, and the Center for Transitional Justice. The second part examines human rights activism in action, such as humanitarian interventions against genocide and the process of transitional justice in nations exiting political regimes notorious for their human rights abuses. The third and final section examines the dominant debates within the human rights movement, such as the rejection of the expansive “Western” view of human rights in many parts of Africa, Asia and the Middle East, and the increasing scrutiny being paid to how mature democracies, like the United States, often fail to conform to internationally-accepted human rights norms. Class size: 22

12058

HR 214 A History of International Human Rights Law

Nadia Latif

M . W . .

4:40 – 6:00 pm

HEG 308

HIST/DIFF

(Core Course) Is there a relationship between the rise of capitalism as a simultaneously globalizing/localizing force and the emergence of international human rights law? Are there intersections in the histories of the nation-state, humanitarian law, and international human rights law? These are some of the questions animating this course, which aims to question the characterization of international human rights law as the evolution of human civilisation and humanitarian sensibility. Legal declarations, treaties, conventions, agreements, and the writings of selected jurists and political philosophers from the early modern period onward will be examined in light of the particular historical circumstances they were responding to in order to reach a non-teleological understanding of the contemporary international human rights legal framework.

Class size: 22

12512

HR 227 Dissent, Ethics, and Politics in Eastern Europe and Beyond

Helena Gibbs

M . W . .

1:30 -2:50 pm

OLIN 307

SSCI

Václav Havel, in his seminal essay “The Power of the Powerless” (1978), defines Eastern European dissidents as “those who decided to ‘live in truth’.”  This course will examine the various conceptions of political resistance in former Soviet Bloc countries, ranging from different strategies of resistance to the mechanisms of political identification, the role of intellectuals and writers, and the phenomenon of underground publishing. Central to this examination will be the discussion of the ethical dimension of resistance to power, including its problematic aspects, and the relevance of such discussion beyond the framework of Eastern Europe. The readings will include a spectrum of philosophical, political, and literary texts by Havel, Jan Patočka, Milan Kundera, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Andrei Sakharov, Danilo Kiš, Miklós Haraszti, Czeslaw Milosz, and Milovan Djilas; supplemental readings by Sophocles, Mario Vargas Llosa, and Tom Stoppard; as well as excerpts from Jacques Derrida, Emmanuel Levinas, Ernesto Laclau, Chantal Mouffe, Edward Said, Slavoj Žižek, and Richard Rorty. Class size: 18

12517

HR 232 Persons and Things

Ann Seaton

. T . Th .

11:50 – 1:10 pm

OLIN 304

HUM

The course will explore the question of personhood in law, aesthetics, and culture, focusing on the relations between persons and things. The fragility of the boundary between persons and things is a recurring structure in the history of human rights. How do persons become things, and vice versa? How can things have rights, and how do they claim and exercise them? Topics include the legal definition of “person”, gender and personhood, "illegal"/undocumented aliens, structures of personification, reification, and anthromorphism, poetry and sculpture, personhood as property, internet avatars and profiles, and the Pygmalion complex. Texts by Ovid, Locke, Kleist, Hawthorne, Heidegger, Lacan, Baudelaire, Plath, Harriet Jacobs, and Barbara Johnson, as well as films, videos, and websites.

12507

HR /ANTH 233 Problems in Human Rights

John Ryle

M . W . .

10:10 - 11:30 am

ASP 302

SSCI/DIFF

Cross-listed: GIS, Human Rights (core course) This course approaches a set of practical and ethical human rights issues through the study of historical and contemporary campaigns, starting with the British anti-slavery movement of the 18th and 19th centuries. The emphasis is on practical questions of strategy and organization and the problems that arise from these. What were the challenges that early campaigners faced? How did they resolve them?  What alliances of interest did they confront? And what coalitions did they form to combat them? The course also considers how human rights campaigners have engaged with - and been part of - wider political, religious and economic changes. It examines the negotiations and compromises that led to a key event in the twentieth-century human rights history: the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Has the subsequent success of the human rights movement - particularly the expansion of international human rights legislation - changed its character?  The course examines the landmine ban campaign, the campaign against female genital cutting and the campaign against child soldiers - and considers the ideological challenges these issues present to the international human rights regime. When, if ever, are indigenous values more important than universal principles? What is the relation of human rights to religious values? Is human rights itself a quasi-religious belief system? Finally the course considers some contemporary challenges facing the human rights movement: the return of slavery and slave-like practices and the question of genocide in Darfur, in particular the role of the International Criminal Court. Class size: 22

12509

HR 303 Research in Human Rights

Noah Chasin

. . . Th .

10:10 - 12:30 pm

RKC 200

HUM

What is it to do research, academic or otherwise, in the field of human rights? What are the relevant methods, and tools? How do the political and ethical considerations central to the discourse of human rights enter into the actual conduct of research? The seminar, required for junior Human Rights majors, will explore a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to the field, reading a variety of examples across an interdisciplinary landscape. Readings include texts in continental philosophy, political and social theory, literary and cultural studies, international law, media and visual culture, gender and identity research, documentary and testimony, quantitative analysis including GIS and statistical data, oral and archival history, among others, and many case studies in actual human rights reporting. The seminar is required for Juniors in Human Rights, and is also open to others if there is space. Class size: 15

12508

HR 334 Is Perpetual Peace Sustainable?

Olivia Custer

. T . . .

1:30 – 3:50 pm

HEG 201

HUM

Cross-listed: Philosophy In his 1795 essay Towards Perpetual Peace Immanuel Kant sketched a framework for national, international, and cosmopolitan law and made the case for the necessity of a world court. In the context of debates about the role of the ICC, this course will engage in a close reading of Kant’s essay to clarify the conceptual framework within which he invests hope for justice in such an institution. Part of the task will be to clarify how and why sustainable peace is seen to depend both on the juridical process in general and on particular rights such as those to free speech or migration. The other part of the task will be to identify the assumptions on which the legal reasoning rests: a philosophical anthropology; a specific conception of the desirability of, and conditions for, individual autonomy; a particular understanding of the dynamics of commerce; a certain perception of the resources of the planet available to humanity. We will need to piece together the story Kant tells – one of war and commerce acting on man’s unsociable sociability – to understand why he pleads for certain legal institutions to sustain mankind’s progress towards perpetual peace. There will be some readings aimed at situating Kant’s positions historically (Grotius, Pufendorf, Mandeville, Locke, Montesquieu, Adam Smith) but the emphasis will be on Kant’s writings (Perpetual Peace, Idea for a Universal History, Metaphysics of Morals, Anthropology,  etc.) and discourses in the public sphere today. Our concern will be to develop an ear for the way in which Kant’s principles are mobilized in contemporary discussions. Why intervene in Libya and not Syria? Should the Pope be indicted by the ICC for crimes against humanity? What can we learn from the European sovereign debt crisis?  How are national policies on immigration justified? These are some of the debates students will be encouraged to consider as we take measure of Kant’s persistent influence and ask whether his prescriptions for perpetual peace are sustainable today. Class size: 15

12513

HR 337 Epidemiology: A Human Rights Perspective

Helen Epstein

. . . Th .

1:30 - 3:50 pm

RKC 115

SSCI

Cross-listed: Biology; Gender & Sexuality Studies, Global & Int’l Studies Epidemiologists study how diseases and other health-related events spread through populations.  They track down the sources of outbreaks, they explore trends in the incidence of cancer, heart disease and mental illness, and they try to understand the social forces that influence sexual behavior, weight gain and other complex human phenomena.  Because the spread of diseases is frequently influenced by economic conditions and/or government policies, epidemiology can also serve as a powerful forensic tool in the hands of human rights activists. By the end of the course, students will understand how epidemiological studies are designed and carried out; be able to generate hypotheses about the underlying causes of diseases based on prevalence and incidence data; and understand how the presentation of data and the design of studies can restrict or expand our understanding of the human condition.  Examples will be drawn from many sources, including research on the health of minorities in the United States, international public health emergencies and the historical decline of infant and child mortality in the West. 

12515

HR 412 Re-reading "The Family of Man"

Thomas Keenan

. . W . .

10:10 - 12:30 pm

CCS

AART

Ever since its inaugural exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in 1955, the 503 photographs in "The Family of Man" have been a topic of fascination and debate, critique and enthusiasm. The seminar will explore the images and the debates in order to re-examine the exhibit as a sort of archive of the human rights imagination, and to investigate the powerful relation between contemporary human rights discourse and the photographic image. The exhibition can be seen as an effort to stage a visual parallel to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) adopted in 1948. The photos collected and shown in it attempt to establish a common visual standard for measuring right and wrong on a global scale. Most of the photos chosen serve this goal successfully, but what is seen in them, or what can be learned through them, is not only this. After the famous critiques of the exhibition's de-historicizing universalism by Roland Barthes and Susan Sontag, among others, and after numerous attempts to re-exhibit and re-frame the photographs in exhibitions and counter-exhibitions, what remains striking is how little attention has been paid to reading and interpreting the images themselves. We will focus on producing detailed research and analysis of some images from the show, as part of a larger international project at a number of universities inspired by an idea from Ariella Azoulay. Class size: 15

12250

ANTH 101 B Intro to Cultural Anthropology

Laura Kunreuther

. T . Th .

10:10 - 11:30 am

OLIN 308

SSCI/DIFF

12524

ANTH 218 Africa: The Great Rift

John Ryle

M . W . .

4:40 -6:00 pm

OLIN 204

SSCI/DIFF

12255

ANTH 275 Post-Apartheid Imaginaries

Yuka Suzuki

M . W . .

11:50 -1:10 pm

OLIN 203

SSCI/DIFF

12256

ANTH 349 Political Ecology

Yuka Suzuki

. T . . .

10:10 - 12:30 pm

OLIN 309

SSCI/DIFF

12057

ANTH 356 Culture, Mediation, Media

Laura Kunreuther

. . . . F

10:10 - 12:30 pm

OLIN 301

SSCI/DIFF

12527

EUS 101 Intro to Environmental & Urban Study

Jonathan Anjaria

M . W . .

1:30 -2:50 pm

OLIN 309

SSCI

12081	HIST 1001 Revolution	Robert Culp / Gregory Moynahan	. T . . . . . . Th .	10:10 - 11:30 am 10:10 - 11:30 am	PRE 110 OLIN 201/202	HIST
12098	HIST 102 Europe since 1815	Gennady Shkliarevsky	M . W . .	3:10 -4:30 pm	ALBEE 106	HIST

12104

HIST 183 The United States in the Middle East: A History

Jennifer Derr

. T . Th .

4:40 -6:00 pm

OLIN 202

HIST

12092

HIST 2134 Comparative Atlantic Slave Societies

Christian Crouch

M . W . .

11:50 -1:10 pm

OLIN 204

HIST

12088

HIST 2141 Zionism and Jewish Nationalism

Cecile Kuznitz

. T . Th .

11:50 -1:10 pm

RKC 115

HIST/DIFF

12105

HIST 2203 The Politics of the Post-Colonial Middle East

Jennifer Derr

M . W . .

3:10 -4:30 pm

OLIN 201

HIST

12093

HIST 2356 Native Peoples of North America

Christian Crouch

M . W . .

1:30 -2:50 pm

OLIN 202

HIST/DIFF

12080

HIST 340 The Politics of History

Robert Culp

M . . . .

10:10 - 12:30 pm

OLIN 303

HISTDIFF

12466

HUM 270 Can War Be Just?

Bruce Chilton / Jacob Neusner

. T . . .

10:10 - 12:30 pm

RKC 200

HUM

12593

JS 320 Antisemitism: A Comprehensive Examination

Kenneth Stern

. . . Th .

10:10 - 12:30 pm

OLIN 107

HIST

12144

LIT 2185 The Politics and Practice of Cultural Production in the Modern Middle East and North Africa

Dina Ramadan

. T . Th .

1:30 -2:50 pm

OLIN 204

FLLC

12070

LIT 234 Literature of the Crusades

Karen Sullivan

. T . Th .

10:10 - 11:30 am

OLIN 101

ELIT

12470

LIT 2482 Narratives of Suffering

Geoffrey Sanborn

. . W . F

10:10 - 11:30 am

OLIN 101

ELIT

12137

LIT 3035 The Frankfurt School

Florian Becker

M . . . .

4:40 -7:00 pm

ASP 302

ELIT

12267

PHIL 117 Intro to Political Philosophy

Ruth Zisman

. T . Th .

11:50 -1:10 pm

OLIN 307

HUM

12268

PHIL 118 Human Nature

Kritika Yegnashankaran

M . W . .

1:30 -2:50 pm

RKC 115

HUM

12590

PS/ PHIL 287 Anarchism

Roger Berkowitz

M . W . .

3:10 -4:30 pm

OLINLC 118

HUM

12326

PHIL / PS 380 Advanced Topics in Political Thinking

Roger Berkowitz

. T . . .

4:40 -7:00 pm

DUBOIS

HUM

12276

PS 104 International Relations

Michelle Murray

M . W . .

1:30 -2:50 pm

RKC 103

SSCI

12317

PS 222 Democracy in Latin America

Omar Encarnacion

M . W . .

3:10 -4:30 pm

OLINLC 206

SSCI

12319

PS 224 Sex, Power & Politics

Verity Smith

M . W . .

10:10 - 11:30 am

OLIN 204

SSCI/DIFF

12321

PS 254 Security & International Politics

Michelle Murray

M . W . .

10:10 - 11:30 am

RKC 200

SSCI

12322

PS 343 Civil Liberties in the States of Emergency

Verity Smith

. T . . .

4:30 -7:00 pm

OLIN 310

SSCI

12323

PS 349 The Nature of Power

Jonny Cristol

M . . . .

1:30 -3:50 pm

OLINLC 208

SSCI

12325

PS 368 Promoting Democracy Abroad

Omar Encarnacion

. T . . .

10:10 - 12:30 pm

OLIN 306

SSCI

12326

PS/ PHIL 380 Advanced Topics in Political Thinking

Roger Berkowitz

. T . . .

4:40 -7:00 pm

DUBOIS

HUM

12354

REL 246 Gender and Islam

Mairaj Syed

M . W . .

1:30 – 2:50 pm

HEG 308

HUM/DIFF

12356

REL 344 Buddhist Ethics

Kristin Scheible

. . W . .

1:30 -3:50 pm

HEG 200

HUM/DIFF

12371

REL 347 Coercion and Responsibility in Islamic and Western Legal and Moral Thought

Mairaj Syed

. T . . .

1:30 -3:50 pm

OLINLC 210

HUM/DIFF

12374

SOC 120 Inequality in America

Yuval Elmelech

. T . Th .

10:10 - 11:30 am

OLIN 304

SSCI/DIFF

12337

SOC 214 Immigration in Contemporary American Society

Joel Perlmann

. T . Th .

4:40 -6:00 pm

OLIN 205

SSCI/DIFF

12340

SOC 242 Historical Sociology of Punishment

Michael Donnelly

M . W . .

11:50 -1:10 pm

HEG 308

SSCI/DIFF

12338

SOC 304 Modern Sociological Theory

Michael Donnelly

M . W . .

3:10 -4:30 pm

OLIN 308

SSCI

12341

SOC 332 Seminar on Social Problems

Yuval Elmelech

. . W . .

10:10 - 12:30 pm

ALBEE 106

SSCI/DIFF

12339

SOC 262 Sexualities

Allison McKim

. T . Th .

3:10 -4:30 pm

OLIN 205

SSCI/DIFF

12155

SPAN 236 Representations of the Spanish Civil War

David Rodriguez-Solas

. T . Th .

11:50 -1:10 pm

OLINLC 210

FLLC

12391

THTR 212 Writing Political Theater

Chiori Miyagawa

. . W . .

1:30 – 4:30 pm

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