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3298. Variable Topics

3.00 credits | May be repeated for credit.

Prerequisites: None.

Grading Basis: Graded

Issues in human rights, history, law and policy, or practices. Prerequisites and recommended preparation vary.


Last Refreshed: 28-MAR-24 05.20.12.635703 AM
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Term Campus Instruction Mode Instructor Section Session Schedule Location Enrollment Notes
Spring 2024 Storrs In Person Dunn, John 001 Reg TuTh 2:00pm‑3:15pm
GENT 201 25/25 Supplementary Course Description: Why are athletes so often at the forefront of struggles for rights and justice? Why are sporting events so often sites where people try to claim their human rights, where others have their rights violated, and where regimes try to cover over their human rights records? If “it’s just a game” then why are the stakes so high? This course examines the intersections between human rights activism and violations and the world of sports in the past and the present. Potential topics include mega-sporting events, sports-washing, business and labor practices, athlete activism, performance enhancing drug use, participation of transgender athletes, youth sporting, and sports and development.
Spring 2024 Storrs In Person Majid, Asif 002 Reg TuTh 2:00pm‑3:15pm
DRMU 103 0/8 Supplementary Course Description: How does Islam manifest in performance? What role does performance play in the lives of those who practice it, regardless of their levels of religiosity? This course takes an intermediate to advanced look at the intersection of Islam and performance in multiple societies, emphasizing social and staged performances by Muslim artists, comedians, and lay people themselves. Students will learn to critique and question their own assumptions about how the faith and those who practice it are represented socially, politically, and performatively, leaving this course with a deeper understanding of the complexities of studying Islam as it appears on and off stage.
Fall 2024 Storrs Hybrid Orwicz, Michael 001 Reg MoWe 12:30pm‑1:45pm
ARTB 107 1/12 Course Description: What role do the visual arts play in effectuating reparations for victims of human rights violations? Through case studies, this course explores the histories, practices, and controversies surrounding the use of visual art as reparation in the human rights systems of Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Accessible for sophomores & higher!
Fall 2024 Storrs In Person Dunn, John 002 Reg TuTh 11:00am‑12:15pm
ARJ 139 8/25 Course Description: Why are athletes so often at the forefront of struggles for rights and justice? Why are sporting events so often sites where people try to claim their human rights, where others have their rights violated, and where regimes try to cover over their human rights records? If “it’s just a game” then why are the stakes so high? This course examines the intersections between human rights activism and violations and the world of sports in the past and the present. Potential topics include mega-sporting events, sports-washing, business and labor practices, athlete activism, performance enhancing drug use, participation of transgender athletes, youth sporting, and sports and development.