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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 | |
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1243 11190 1 001 | 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. |
1243 11191 1 002 | 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. |
1248 7651 1 001 | 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! |
1248 10901 1 002 | 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. |