Center for the Study of Human Rights
Columbia University in the City of New York
Columbia University in the City of New York
Course Lists
Fall 2008 Human Rights and Related Courses
Students must consult their respective programs to determine which courses (these or others) meet individual program requirements. This list is for informal advisory purposes only and was not prepared in conjunction with any specific program or course of study. Links to CU and affiliate human rights programs are available from Academic Programs page.
All courses are subject to change. Confirm times and other information with the course directory or Law School curriculum directory, as appropriate.
These lists are under development and will be updated as more information becomes available.
The following courses address human rights explicitly.
Undergraduate Schools
Concentration students: please note the disclaimer above and visit the Columbia or Barnard Concentration page for program-approved courses.
Concentration students: please note the disclaimer above and visit the Columbia or Barnard Concentration page for program-approved courses.
| Dept | Course# | Course Title | Instructor(s) | Credits | Day / Time |
| ANTH | V3921 | Anticolonialism | David Scott | 4 | W 2:10-4:00 |
| ANTH | V3660 | Gender, Culture and Human Rights | Lila Abu-Lughod | 4 | R 11:00-12:50 |
| HRTS | V3001 | Introduction to Human Rights | Andrew J. Nathan | 3 | MW 10:35-11:50 |
| POLS | V3604 | Civil War and Intervention in Africa | Severine Autesserre | 3 | TR 10:35-11:50 |
| POLS | TBA | South African Transition to Democracy | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| POLS | W3961 | International Law and Use of Force | Bruce Cronin | 4 | TBA |
| SOCI | W4020 | Civil Society | Dana Fisher | 3 | W 2:10-4:00 |
| SOCI | BC3235 | Social Movements | Debra Minkoff | 3 | MW 2:40-3:55 |
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
| Dept | Course# | Course Title | Instructor(s) | Credits | Day / Time |
| HRTS | G4020 | Introduction to Human Rights | Joseph Chuman | 3 | R 6:10-8:00 |
| HRTS | G4800 | Human Rights and International Law | Jennifer Trahan | 3 | W 4:10-6:00 |
| POLS | G4626 | Transitional Justice and Democracy | Jean Cohen | 3 | M 2:10-4:00 |
School of International and Public Affairs
| Dept | Course# | Course Title | Instructor(s) | Credits | Day / Time |
| INAF | U6405 | Human Rights and Development Policy | TBA | 3 | M 6:10-8:00 |
| INAF | U8180 | Human Rights Skills and Advocacy | Betsy Apple | 3 | R 4:10-6:00 |
| INAF | U4710 | Extractive Industries: Rights and Development | Sirkka Korpela | 3 | W 4:10-6:00 |
| INAF | U6802 | International Law | Yasmine Ergas | 3 | MT 2:10-4:00 |
| INAF | U6839 | Identity, Rights and Conflict | TBA | 3 | T 6:10-8:00 |
School of Law
| Dept | Course# | Course Title | Instructor(s) | Credits | Day / Time |
| LAW | L9194 | Seminar on Labor Rights in the Global Economy | Mark Barenberg | 2 | T 4:00-6:00 |
| LAW | L9823 | Human Rights and the Question of Culture | Kendall Thomas | 2 | TBA |
| LAW | TBA | Question of Culture, and Critical Race Theory | Kendall Thomas | 2 | TBA |
| LAW | L6276 | Human Rights | Sarah Cleveland | 3 | MW 10:40-12:00 |
| LAW | L8191 | Protecting Social and Economic Rights | Cleveland; Ngcobo | 2 | T 4:10-6:00 |
The following courses do not emphasize human rights per se but address human rights-related topics, including rights understood through frameworks and language other than that of human rights (e.g. constitutional rights or civil rights).
Undergraduate Schools
Concentration students: please note the disclaimer at the top of this page and visit the Columbia or Barnard Concentration page for program-approved courses.
Concentration students: please note the disclaimer at the top of this page and visit the Columbia or Barnard Concentration page for program-approved courses.
| Dept | Course# | Course Title | Instructor(s) | Credits | Day / Time |
| HIST | W4561 | Gender and American Citizenship | Alice Kessler-Harris | 4 | M 4:10-6:00 |
| HIST | W4584 | History of African-American Health/Health Movements | Samuel K. Roberts | 4 | M 4:10-6:00 |
| HIST | W3267 | Politics Hatred, Fear: History of East Central Europe 1878-1956 | Attila Pok | 3 | MW 9:10-10:25 |
| HIST | W4928 | Slavery/Abolition-Atlantic World | Natasha J. Lightfoot | 4 | R 2:10-4:00 |
| PHIL | V3653 | Ethics: Mind and Morals | Stephanie Beardman | 3 | TR 11:00-12:15 |
| RELI | V3650 | Religion and Civil Rights Movement | Randall Balmer | 3 | TR 10:35-11:50 |
| POLS | W3245 | Race-Ethnicity in American Politics | Raymond Smith | 3 | TR 2:40-3:55 |
| POLS | BC3326 | Colloquium: Civil Rights and Liberties | Paula A. Franzese | 4 | R 11:00-12:50 |
| POLS | W3285 | Freedom of Speech and Press | Lee Bollinger | 3 | MW 4:10-5:25 |
| POLS | W3921 sec. 01 |
American Politics Seminar: Bill of Rights | Martha Zebrowski | 4 | T 6:10-8:00 |
| POLS | W3921 sec. 04 |
American Politics Seminar: “Equality and the Law” | Robert Admur | 4 | R 2:10-4:00 |
| POLS | W3921 sec. 06 |
American Politics Seminar: African-American Politics | Frederick Harris | 4 | T 2:10-4:00 |
| POLS | C3930 | Constitutional Law Workshop | Jay Topkis | 2 | T 4:10-6:00 |
| POLS | W3961 | International Politics Seminar: Foreign Policy Decision Making | Barbara Farnham | 4 | R 4:10-6:00 |
| POLS | W3961 | Contemporary Issues in International Security | Jack Snyder | 4 | T 2:10-4:00 |
| POLS | W4226 | American Politics and Social Welfare Policy | Robert Lieberman | 3 | MW 9:10-10:25 |
| POLS | W4496 | Contemporary African Politics | Kimuli Kasara | 3 | TR 11:00-12:15 |
| SOCI | BC3907 | Communities and Social Change | Jacqueline Olvera | 4 | M 4:10-6:00 |
| SOCI | W3915 | Stigma and Discrimination | Jo Phelan | 4 | M 4:10-6:00 |
| SOCI | W3945 | Seminar--Inequality and Public Policy | Seymour Spilerman | 4 | W 2:10-4:00 |
| SOCI | W3970 | Race and Place in Urban America | Carla L. Shedd | 4 | R 2:10-4:00 |
| WMST | V3111 | Feminist Texts I | Ezra Tawil | 4 | W 4:10-6:00 |
| WMST | V1001 | Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies | Alice Kessler-Harris | 3 | TR 10:35-11:50 |
| WMST | W4300 | Sexuality and the Law | Paula Ettelbrick | 4 | M 6:10-8:00 |
| WMST | BC1050 | Women and Health | Rebecca Young | 3 | MW 4:10-5:25 |
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
| Dept | Course# | Course Title | Instructor(s) | Credits | Day / Time |
| ANTH | G6023 | Power and Hegemony | Partha Chatterjee | 3 | T 2:10-4:00 |
| ANTH | G6155 | Trauma, Memory and the Politics of Repair | David Scott | 4 | TBA |
| CSER | G6059 | Dependency as a Cultural System | Claudio Lomnitz | 3 | TBA |
| CCLS | G8050 | Technologies of Empire | Lydia Liu | 4 | R 4:10-6:00 |
| POLS | G8844 | Nationalism | Jack Snyder | 3 | W 2:10-4:00 |
| SOCI | G4020 | Civil Society | Dana Fisher | 4 | T 2:10-4:00 |
| WMST | G6001 | The Subject of Rights | Lila Abu-Lughod | 3 | T 4:10-6:00 |
School of International and Public Affairs
| Dept | Course# | Course Title | Instructor(s) | Credits | Day / Time |
| INAF | U4545 | Political, Social and Economic Development—Brazil | Thomas Trebat | 1.5 | W 6:10-8:00 |
| INAF | U4670 | Political Identity, Civil Wars, State Reform—Africa | Mahmood Mamdani | 3 | R 2:10-4:00 |
| INAF | U6370 | Women and Global Leadership | Melinda Wolfe | 1.5 | R 4:10-6:00 |
| INAF | U6397 | Terrorism and Globalizations | Reid Sawyer | 3 | T 6:10-8:00 |
| INAF | U6406 | International Responses to Humanitarian Challenge | Christopher Kirkey | 1.5 | F 12:00-5pm, S 10:00am-2:00pm |
| INAF | U6613 | Post-Conflict Economic Reconstruction | TBA | 3 | M 11:00-12:50 |
| INAF | U6807 | International Conflict Resolution: Theories/Methods | Aldo Civico | 3 | T 9:00-10:50 |
| INAF | U6808 | International Conflict Resolution I: Africa | Sekou-Koureissy Conde | 3 | W 11:00-12:50 |
| INAF | U8559 | Building Peace after Conflict | Dirk Salomons | 1.5 | R 4:10-6:00 |
| INAF | U6492 | Humanitarianism, Vintage 2007 | Howard Williams | 1.5 | R 11:00-12:50 |
| INAF | U8181 | Advocacy and Humanitarian Action | Kathleen E. Hunt | 1.5 | TBA |
| INAF | U8186 | Humanitarian Challenges | Nicolas de Torrente | 3 | W 6:10-8:00 |
| INAF | U8818 | International Ethics | Michael Doyle | 3 | R 9:00-10:50 |
