Call Number | 17175 |
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Day & Time Location |
R 12:10pm-2:00pm C01 80 Claremont Ave |
Points | 4 |
Grading Mode | Standard |
Approvals Required | None |
Instructor | Mahmood Mamdani |
Type | SEMINAR |
Method of Instruction | In-Person |
Course Description | This course is designed to introduce the student to key debates in the study of societies marked by the centrality of settler-native relations: We shall focus on four key debates: (a) how to conceptualize extreme violence, as criminal or political; (b) the relationship of perpetrators to beneficiaries; (c) the significance of human rights institutions, from the Nuremberg Court to the International Criminal Court to the question of decolonization: and (d) the making of a political community of survivors after catastrophe. The class will be organized around several case studies: (a) Ireland; (b) the Americas; (c) Haiti; (d) Australia; (e) the Nuremberg Court; (f) South Africa; and (g) Israel / Palestine.
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Web Site | Vergil |
Department | Middle Eastern, South Asian and African Studies |
Enrollment | 11 students (15 max) as of 5:05PM Sunday, December 8, 2024 |
Subject | Middle East |
Number | GR6410 |
Section | 001 |
Division | Interfaculty |
Section key | 20241MDES6410G001 |