Class Id: 7881
Days: TTh
Start Time: 01:30 PM
End Time: 02:50 PM
Building: FRIST
Room: 307
Course Id: 3481
Departments and Numbers: ANT 328
Area: SA
Title: Anthropology of Human Rights: Culture, Violence, and Difference
Description: This course examines the impact of anthropology on human rights. While human rights policy upholds universal norms and standards, anthropology examines the range of human cultural diversity and experience. We explore what the study of this diversity contributes to the understanding of human rights issues, including ethnic cleansing, gender-based violence, and torture. Additional themes address how understandings of cultural diversity affect central questions for human rights policy and anthropology, including justice, the body, and citizenship. Case studies include Bosnia, Rwanda, South Africa, Argentina, and Guatemala.
Prerequisites: Freshmen interested in this course should contact the instructor before enrolling.
Professors: Natasha Zaretsky
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