Course Offerings - B.A. in Human Rights

The following ONLINE courses will be offered in Fall 2020:

Human Rights

• HRI 520: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (3 credits) - Fall A: August 26-October 20, 2020
  Taught by Kristen Nelson, M.A., J.D.
  In 1948, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In the wake of the heinous atrocities of war, the UDHR was meant to embody “a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations”—an effort to build a better future for humanity. Many of the Declaration’s 30 Articles have now been incorporated into international treaties and national legislation. This course surveys the climate in which the UDHR was adopted; the individuals who were instrumental in the Declaration’s drafting process; the specific rights enshrined in the Declaration; and critically examines the effort to transform its ideals into realities in the more than 70 years since the Declaration was drafted. 
   
• HRI 521: African Americans and Jews: Alliances and Struggles (3 credits) - Fall B: October 28-December 22, 2020
  Taught by Ruth N. Sandberg, Ph.D.
  The African American experience has parallels to the Jewish American experience. Both communities have had to combat hatred, prejudice, and violence. As minorities, they have united against injustice and discrimination. But they have also had major differences that disrupted their shared alliance. This course will explore what brought Blacks and Jews together to end segregation and to promote civil rights during the 1950s and 1960s, what spilt them apart in later decades, and what hope exists for healing the rift.