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Class Detail:
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FA 2011
Afroamerican & African Studies
AAS
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First Year Social Science Seminar
Section
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Transnational Human Rights Formations
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Course Note:
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This seminar introduces first-year students to the intellectual community of social scientists working in the field of Afroamerican and African studies. The topic of the seminar varies term to term.
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Credits:
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3
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Requirements & Distribution:
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SS
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Other:
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FYSem
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Waitlist Capacity:
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99
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Advisory Prerequisites:
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Enrollment restricted to first-year students, including those with sophomore standing.
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Other Course Info:
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(Cross-Area Courses). May not be included in a concentration plan.
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Repeatability:
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May not be repeated for credit.
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Primary Instructor:
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Adunbi,Omolade
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(real time availability for all sections)
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This seminar explores international human rights theory and practice through a consideration of three key concepts:
- Transnationalism
- Ethnic Nationalism
- Human Rights
Each of the concepts will be considered in depth and linked to the emerging field of transnational organizing and the growing interest in non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in shaping local and global practices. Course Requirements: No data submitted Intended Audience: No data submitted Class Format: No data submitted
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Course Syllabi
Syllabi are available to current LSA students. IMPORTANT: These syllabi are provided to give students a general idea about the courses, as offered by LSA departments and programs in prior academic terms. The syllabi do not necessarily reflect the assignments, sequence of course materials, and/or course expectations that the faculty and departments/programs have for these same courses in the current and/or future terms.
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Textbooks/Other Materials (data maintained by department in Wolverine Access)
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Coursepack Location:
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DOLLARBILL
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ISBN: 978-0-521-717
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Fictions of Justice: The International Criminal Court and the challenges of legal pluralism in Africa,, Author: Kamari Clarke, Publisher: Cambridge University Press 2009
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Required
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ISBN: 9780307377234
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Saviors and survivors : Darfur, politics, and the War on terror, Author: Mahmood Mamdani., Publisher: Pantheon Books 1st ed. 2009
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Required
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ISBN: 9780226520742
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Human rights and gender violence : translating international law into local justice, Author: Sally Engle Merry., Publisher: University of Chicago Press [Nachdr.]. 2006
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Required
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ISBN: 9780393320435
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The gift : the form and reason for exchange in archaic societies, Author: Marcel Mauss ; translated by W.D. Halls ; foreword by Mary Douglas., Publisher: W. W. Norton 1990
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Required
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ISBN: 9780812220490
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Human Rights: A Political and Cultural Crtitique, Author: Makau Mutua, Publisher: University of Pensylvania Press 2002
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Required
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