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Long Periods: Meet in the classroom first. Come prepared to pick up work on the independent research process in the library and classroom collections after in-class discussions.
#1: What is Lynn Hunt's argument?
#2: What is her evidence?
Day 2: "There Will Be No End To It": Inventing Human Rights.
Long periods: Meet in classroom first to discuss the first or second half of Lynn Hunt's article, and then work in the library on follow-up research tasks, conferring with instructor and librarians, searching JSTOR, ordering books through UNM/ILL, etc.
In-class: Discuss the first part of the handout from Lynn Hunt, "'There Will Be No End Of It.' The Consequences of Declaring," in Inventing Human Rights. A History, pp. 146-160; go over key terms and persons, and review the ambivalent legacies of the French Revolution.
- Homework for Day 3: finish reading the handout from Lynn Hunt, "'There Will Be No End Of It.' The Consequences of Declaring," in Inventing Human Rights. A History, pp. 160-175, and answer the following question (*Homework notes will be checked in class):
- Homework question for Day 3:
#1: Do you agree with Hunt's argument? Do you see any problems, limitations or alternative explanations for the rise of human rights in the 19th century? Explain and support.
Day 3: The Logic of Human Rights.
In-class: Discuss the, and the reading question from Lynn Hunt, "'There Will Be No End Of It.' The Consequences of Declaring," in Inventing Human Rights. A History, pp. 160-175.
- Homework for Day 4: Please read the following two articles shared as a handout in class and on Google docs (also available via the links below) and answer the following questions:
- Article#2: Michael Ignatieff, "The Refugees and the New War", New York Review of Books, December 17, 2015.
#2: Who is joining ISIS, and how are ISIS leaders attracting followers?
#3: According to the authors of both articles, what are people and governments doing to counter the attraction of ISIS? What do the authors think about these efforts (and why), and what do they suggest might work instead?
Day 4: ISIS, the Current Wave of Terrorism, and Counter-Terrorism Efforts.
In-class: Discuss the articles and related homework questions.
- Homework over the weekend: Work on independent research project tasks.