ANTH 182: Anthropology of Human Rights

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; term paper, 3 hours

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Prerequisites: upper-di- vision standing or consent of instructor

Description: Examines debates in the study of human rights and social injustice. Uses case studies in Asia, Africa, and Latin America to explore legal, cultural, and political prac- tices and representations of rights and reconciliation in postconflict settings. Includes globalization of rights; cultural relativism; indigenous rights movements; advocacy; and gender and health rights.