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Advanced Topics in Human Rights

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
1/27/25 - 5/14/25
We 4p.m. – 6:45p.m.		 McCormack M02-0415 3 $1984 (guest students)
Date
1/27/25 - 5/14/25
Time
We 4p.m. – 6:45p.m.
Location
McCormack M02-0415
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$1984 (guest students)

Description

This seminar aims to provide students with a deeper knowledge of human rights as both an intellectual discourse and a realm of political action. The first part of the course deals with the emergence and institutionalization of human rights in the 20th century. Beginning with an overview of its roots in political theory, moving to the first and second generation of rights, to debates over universality and cultural relativism and ending with exploration of human rights frameworks' applicability and implications across nations and cultures, the course offers an in-depth interdisciplinary understanding of the field and its practices. Topics of study include torture, genocide, race gender and law, visual culture, humanitarian intervention, and protection.

This course is closed for registration.

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

1/27/2025 - 5/14/2025

Location

McCormack M02-0415

Enrolled / Capacity

5 / 10

Status

Closed

Instructor

Ellen Milimu

Tuition*

$1984 (guest students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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