From Civil Rights to Human Rights: Community Organizing for Social Change

Overview

Subject area

HR

Catalog Number

22010

Course Title

From Civil Rights to Human Rights: Community Organizing for Social Change

Description

This course will explore how social movements in the U.S. and abroad are using human rights frameworks and mechanisms to advance their struggles for racial justice and social and economic rights, including the rights to water, land, and housing. The course will also situate contemporary activism in historic context by shedding light on the longstanding efforts of African-American activists to advance racial justice using the lexicon and moral authority of human rights, as opposed to a narrower civil rights framing.

Typically Offered

Fall, Spring

Academic Career

Undergraduate

Liberal Arts

Yes

Credits

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

3

Requisites

012520

Course Schedule