Possible Track Examples
Gender and Human Rights
| Dept | Course# | Course Title | Instructor(s) | Credits | Day / Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST | BC3803 | Gender and Empire | Anupama Rao | 3 | MW 2:40-3:55 |
| HIST | BC 3664 | Reproducing Inequalities: Families in Latin American History | Nara Milanich | TR 1:10-2:25 | |
| ECON | W4480 | Gender and Applied Economics | Lena Edlund | 3 | TR 1:10-2:25 |
| HIST | BC3567 | American Women in the 20th Century | Rosalind Rosenberg | 3 | TR 2:40-3:55 |
| POLS | W3951s3 | Comparative Politics Seminar: Gender, Politics & Market | C. Ullman | M 11:00a - 12:50p | |
| HIST | BC4870 | Gender and Migration: Global Perspectives | Jose Moya | 4 | W 2:10-4:00 |
| WMST | BC1050 | Women and Health | Rebecca Young | 3 | TR 1:10-2:25 |
| WMST | W430s3 | Femininity In 20th C Europe | Gabriele Dietze | 4 | R 2:10pm-4:00pm |
Human Rights/Civil Rights in the U.S.
| Dept | Course# | Course Title | Instructor(s) | Credits | Day / Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANTH | V3090 | Indigenous North America from 1871 to the Present | Audra Simpson | 3 | TR 2:40-3:55 |
| POLS | W3921s2 | American Politics Seminar: Issues that divide America | I. Gertzog | 4 | T 11:00a - 12:50p |
| POLS | W4226 | American Politics and Social Welfare Policy | Robert Lieberman | 3 | MW 9:10-10:25 |
Legal & Philosophical Underpinnings of Human Rights
| Dept | Course# | Course Title | Instructor(s) | Credits | Day / Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL | V2702 | Contemporary Moral Problems | Macalester Bell | 3 | TR 2:40-3:55 |
| PHIL | V3701 | Moral Philosophy | David Sidorsky | MW 1:10-2:25 |
Democracy and Human Rights
| Dept | Course# | Course Title | Instructor(s) | Credits | Day / Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST | W3935 | From Jacobins to Zapatistas: Radical Democracy Since the French Revolution | Mehmet Dosemeci | TR 4:10-5:25 | |
| POLS | BC3300 | Colloquium: Participation and Democracy | Lorraine Minnite | 4 | R 2:10pm-4:00pm |
Public Health and Human Rights
| Dept | Course# | Course Title | Instructor(s) | Credits | Day / Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANTH | V3966 | Culture and Mental Health | Karen Seeley | 4 | T 9:10-10:50 |
| WMST | BC1050 | Women and Health | Rebecca Young | 3 | TR 1:10-2:25 |
Regional Tracks
Africa
| Dept | Course# | Course Title | Instructor(s) | Credits | Day / Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLS | W4496 | Contemporary African Politics | Kimuli Kasara | 3 | TBA |
| AFRS | BC 3004x | Introduction to Africana Studies: Africa Past, Present and Future | A. George/ C.Cynn | TR 10:35 - 11:50 | |
| AFRS | BC3110 | Issues in Africa/Diaspora Studies | Christine Cynn | 4 | W 2:10-4:00 |
| ANTH | V2010 | Major Debates in the Study of Africa | Mahmood Mamdani | 3 | TR 2:40-3:55 |
Latin America
| Dept | Course# | Course Title | Instructor(s) | Credits | Day / Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST | BC3664 | Families in Latin America | Nara Milanich | 3 | TR 1:10-2:25 |
| HIST | W 3660 | Latin American Civilization I | Leonardo Hernandez | MW 9:10-10:25 | |
| POLS | W4461 | Latin American Politics | Maria Murillo | 3 | MW 2:40-3:55 |
| HIST | W3663 | Mexico from Revolution to Democracy | Pablo Piccato | 3 | TR 11:00-12:15 |
Other Regions
The middle east:
| Dept | Course# | Course Title | Instructor(s) | Credits | Day / Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIST | W3716 | History of Islamic Societies | Hussein Kamaly | MW 4:10-5:25 |
Israel:
| Dept | Course# | Course Title | Instructor(s) | Credits | Day / Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOCI | G4407 | Dynamics of Israeli Society | Yinon Cohen | 3 | T 2:10pm-4:00pm |
Japan:
| Dept | Course# | Course Title | Instructor(s) | Credits | Day / Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLS | W4472 | Japanese Politics | G. Curtis | 3 | R 4:10p-6:00p |
China:
| Dept | Course# | Course Title | Instructor(s) | Credits | Day / Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSEA | W3850 | Contemporary Chinese Culture and Society | Guobin Yang | TR 4:10-5:25 | |
| POLS | W4471 | Chinese Politics | TBA | 3 | TBA |
Other possible tracks might include:
- Human Rights in a regional context not listed above, which could conceivably include courses focused on study of a particular region and/or courses focused on issues of specific relevance to that region (such as economic development, civil war, ethnicity, or religion)
- Ethnic Relations within the nation
- Slavery
- Trauma/Memory/Genocide Studies
- Displacement, Migration and Multiculturalism