Course Catalog - 2005-2006

     

WGST 380 - CULT, SECURITY, & HUMAN RIGHTS

Long Title: CULTURE, SECURITY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Department: *Women and Gender Studies*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Course addresses theories of risk society and their relationship to concepts of culture, gender, security, and human rights-based social movements. It addresses contemporary reorganizations of domestic, cultural, and geopolitical space and also examines the increasingly intense discussions surrounding 'cultures' of fear, risk, safety, civility, governance, biopolitics, and rights. Cross-list: ANTH 380, HIST 380.