GWS 348 - Gender and Human Rights (3 cr.)

This course examines how Western frameworks of rights have been appropriated and criticized in human rights discourses, laws, and activism in both Western and non-Western nations, as well as transnational movements. Topics covered include both political and social/economic rights such as trafficking, sexual violence during wartime, tribunal testimonies, comfort women, reproductive rights, child marriage, religious dress, domestic violence, housing, structural adjustment programs, and water.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing
General Education Category: Western Civilization
Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: World Cultures
Semester(s) Offered: Fall