Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: MODERN SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING: GLOBAL AND LOCAL

Department: History

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Seminar examines contemporary slavery and human trafficking in global historical context. It examines forms of gendered unfree labor that persisted after the legal abolition of slave trades and slavery. It explores the emergence of human rights discourse, activism, and law from the 19the century onwards. Houston is the contemporary case study.