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| Campus | Bryn Mawr |
| Semester | Fall 2022 |
| Registration ID | HISTB226001 |
| Course Title | Topics in 20th c. Europe-Human Rights:Theory & Practice |
| Credit | 1.00 |
| Department | History |
| Instructor | Kurimay,Anita |
| Time and Days | TTh 12:55pm-02:15pm |
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| Additional Course Info | Class Number: 2305 This is a topics course. Course content varies.; Current topic description: What are the origins of human rights? Are human rights universal? This course examines the history of human rights, as a set of ideas and as a motivation for social action from the French Revolution to the present. Concentrating on the role of human rights in European history, the course considers how ideas about rights motivated political and social change and looks at how different groups defined and fought for rights, either for themselves or others. From the birth of the first NGO to the establishment of the United Nations we will discuss such issues as humanitarianism, genocide, internationalism, abolition, torture, colonialism, activism and lgtbq rights. Throughout the class we will consider the differences between ideas about human rights and how those ideas have been implemented at different times, different places, and by different actors. In doing so, the course will trace the historical evolution of international human rights. Approach: Inquiry into the Past (IP); Haverford: B: Analysis of the Social World (B), Social Science (SO) Enrollment Cap: 25; 8 Freshmen spaces reserved. If the course exceeds the enrollment cap the following criteria will be used for the lottery: Majors and minors by class (seniors then juniors) |
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