Anthropology and Human Rights
Prerequisite: ANTH 100 or ANTH 102.
This course examines the concept of universal human rights, and the social movement that has developed to promote human rights, from an anthropological perspective.
Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the social and historical origins of the concept of human rights and analyze the debates that arise out of applying the concept of human rights in cross-cultural contexts.
This course examines the concept of universal human rights, and the social movement that has developed to promote human rights, from an anthropological perspective.
Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the social and historical origins of the concept of human rights and analyze the debates that arise out of applying the concept of human rights in cross-cultural contexts.