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ANTHROPOLOGY
Anthropology: Sociocultural 140: Human Rights II: Contemporary Issues
Interdisciplinary discussion that outlines the structure and functioning of the contemporary human rights regime, and then delves into the relationship between selected human rights protections—against genocide, torture, enslavement, political persecution, etc.—and their violation, from the early Cold War to the present.
COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE
Communication and Culture 142: Holocaust Discourse
Legal, visual, historical, cultural discourses and debates that contribute to represent the Holocaust as a coherent and cohesive event, and as a touchstone of moral and political discourse in the U.S., entailing powerful stories about pluralism, tolerance, democracy, human rights, and justice.
ETHNIC STUDIES
Ethnic Studies 264: War, Race, and Violence*
This course critically examines theories and research on war, race, and violence, including everyday forms of state violence, war and the making of empire, the politics of war memory, and war refugees.
HISTORY
History: Latin America 102: Latin America in the Twentieth Century
This course surveys the history of the region by focusing on two interrelated phenomena: the absence of democracy in most nations and the region’s economic dependence on more advanced countries, especially the United States. Among the topics discussed will be the Mexican Revolution, the military in politics, labor movements, the wars in Central America, liberation theology, and the current debt crisis.
History: Latin America 103: Revolution in Modern Latin America
A political, economic, and social examination of the causes and consequences of the Mexican, Cuban, and Nicaraguan revolutions. Also examine guerrilla movements that failed to gain power in their respective countries, namely the Shinning Path in Peru, FARC in Colombia, and the Zapatistas in Mexico.
History: Latin America 114: Dictatorships in Latin America
How did dictatorships come about? Who were the authoritarian leaders? How did they organize their regimes and what were the consequences? Recent publications on dictators in Latin America allow for comparisons across countries and throughout time to answer those questions.
History: Latin America 116: El Salvador and the United States: Human Rights and Revolution
From coffee boom through rebellion, militarization, revolution, state terrorism, and migration, the U.S. has loomed large in the history of El Salvador. This course explores this relationship from 1920 to the present through the prisms of revolution and human rights.
History: Topics 119: Human Rights I: History and Theory
Explores where human rights come from and what they mean by integrating them into a history of modern society, from the Conquest of the Americas and the origins of the Enlightenment, to the Holocaust and the contemporary human rights regime.
History: Topics 134: International Law—War Crimes and Genocide
Comparative study of genocide and war crimes, stressing European developments since 1900 with reference to cases elsewhere. Topics include historical precedents; evolving legal concepts; and enforcement mechanisms. Emphasis on the Holocaust, the USSR under Stalin, ex-Yugoslavia, and the Armenian genocide.
History: Topics 166: Death Penalty Global Perspectives Since 1492
From early modern witches, rebels, and heretics to hyper-modern gangsters, terrorists, and serial killers, applying capital punishment to foreign nationals and ethnic minorities has sustained a global conversation about the sanctity of human life and the meaning of citizenship in the Americas and Europe.
LITERATURE/CULTURAL STUDIES
Literature/Cultural Studies 173: Topics in Violence and Visual Culture
This course focuses on the critical study of representations of violence, such as war, genocide, sexual violence, and crime, across a range of media, including literature, film, photography, and other forms of visual culture.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Political Science: International Relations 140A: International Law and Organizations
International law and organizations are central to the efforts to create a world order to limit armed conflict, regulate world economy, and advance programs for economic redistribution among nations, and set minimum standards of human rights. This course explains the theory of international law and organizations that is accepted by diplomats and compares this viewpoint to the analysis of social scientists concerning the past record and likely future of world order concerning conflict, economic redistribution, and human rights.
SOCIOLOGY
Sociology 111E: Human Rights: Principles and Problems
An inquiry into the concept of human rights, the history of human rights in the twentieth century, and problems in both the concept and its implementation in modern societies.
Sociology 111F: Human Rights: Practices and Cases
An investigation into human rights practices in contemporary society, focusing on abuses and understanding both their causes and responses to them. We will look at several key cases, probably including the Islamic world and East Asia.
* Graduate course
Anthropology: Sociocultural 140: Human Rights II: Contemporary Issues
Interdisciplinary discussion that outlines the structure and functioning of the contemporary human rights regime, and then delves into the relationship between selected human rights protections—against genocide, torture, enslavement, political persecution, etc.—and their violation, from the early Cold War to the present.
COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE
Communication and Culture 142: Holocaust Discourse
Legal, visual, historical, cultural discourses and debates that contribute to represent the Holocaust as a coherent and cohesive event, and as a touchstone of moral and political discourse in the U.S., entailing powerful stories about pluralism, tolerance, democracy, human rights, and justice.
ETHNIC STUDIES
Ethnic Studies 264: War, Race, and Violence*
This course critically examines theories and research on war, race, and violence, including everyday forms of state violence, war and the making of empire, the politics of war memory, and war refugees.
HISTORY
History: Latin America 102: Latin America in the Twentieth Century
This course surveys the history of the region by focusing on two interrelated phenomena: the absence of democracy in most nations and the region’s economic dependence on more advanced countries, especially the United States. Among the topics discussed will be the Mexican Revolution, the military in politics, labor movements, the wars in Central America, liberation theology, and the current debt crisis.
History: Latin America 103: Revolution in Modern Latin America
A political, economic, and social examination of the causes and consequences of the Mexican, Cuban, and Nicaraguan revolutions. Also examine guerrilla movements that failed to gain power in their respective countries, namely the Shinning Path in Peru, FARC in Colombia, and the Zapatistas in Mexico.
History: Latin America 114: Dictatorships in Latin America
How did dictatorships come about? Who were the authoritarian leaders? How did they organize their regimes and what were the consequences? Recent publications on dictators in Latin America allow for comparisons across countries and throughout time to answer those questions.
History: Latin America 116: El Salvador and the United States: Human Rights and Revolution
From coffee boom through rebellion, militarization, revolution, state terrorism, and migration, the U.S. has loomed large in the history of El Salvador. This course explores this relationship from 1920 to the present through the prisms of revolution and human rights.
History: Topics 119: Human Rights I: History and Theory
Explores where human rights come from and what they mean by integrating them into a history of modern society, from the Conquest of the Americas and the origins of the Enlightenment, to the Holocaust and the contemporary human rights regime.
History: Topics 134: International Law—War Crimes and Genocide
Comparative study of genocide and war crimes, stressing European developments since 1900 with reference to cases elsewhere. Topics include historical precedents; evolving legal concepts; and enforcement mechanisms. Emphasis on the Holocaust, the USSR under Stalin, ex-Yugoslavia, and the Armenian genocide.
History: Topics 166: Death Penalty Global Perspectives Since 1492
From early modern witches, rebels, and heretics to hyper-modern gangsters, terrorists, and serial killers, applying capital punishment to foreign nationals and ethnic minorities has sustained a global conversation about the sanctity of human life and the meaning of citizenship in the Americas and Europe.
LITERATURE/CULTURAL STUDIES
Literature/Cultural Studies 173: Topics in Violence and Visual Culture
This course focuses on the critical study of representations of violence, such as war, genocide, sexual violence, and crime, across a range of media, including literature, film, photography, and other forms of visual culture.
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Political Science: International Relations 140A: International Law and Organizations
International law and organizations are central to the efforts to create a world order to limit armed conflict, regulate world economy, and advance programs for economic redistribution among nations, and set minimum standards of human rights. This course explains the theory of international law and organizations that is accepted by diplomats and compares this viewpoint to the analysis of social scientists concerning the past record and likely future of world order concerning conflict, economic redistribution, and human rights.
SOCIOLOGY
Sociology 111E: Human Rights: Principles and Problems
An inquiry into the concept of human rights, the history of human rights in the twentieth century, and problems in both the concept and its implementation in modern societies.
Sociology 111F: Human Rights: Practices and Cases
An investigation into human rights practices in contemporary society, focusing on abuses and understanding both their causes and responses to them. We will look at several key cases, probably including the Islamic world and East Asia.
* Graduate course