Introduction to the historical and conceptual development of human rights as moral, legal, and cultural constraints on the behavior of states in relation to their citizens. Analysis is theoretical, exploring philosophical arguments surrounding the historical development of human rights and their current role in legal, cultural, literary, and political products. Fulfills Foundations - Philosophy and Literature. Cross-listed with PLS 105. Offered fall and winter semesters.

Spring/Summer 2025 - Online

Drawing on interdisciplinary approaches to globalization, the course critically examines the forced and/or coercive global transfer of people, the traffic and trafficking of humans, through historical and contemporary perspectives. Topics may include migrant smuggling, forced labor, slave trade, sex workers, voices of survival workers, and self-advocacy in survival communities. Part of the Globalization Issue. Cross-listed with HST 319 and INT 319. Offered fall and winter semesters. Prerequisite: Junior standing.

Winter 2025 - Hybrid
Spring/Summer 2025 - Online