Human Rights During Unsettled Times

Harvard Summer School

SOCI S-148

Section 1

CRN 36068

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Are human rights expanding or contracting worldwide? In this course, we trace the global spread of human rights rhetoric over time and compare it to human rights practices. We also focus on current challenges to human rights respecting gender relations, citizenship, and violence, which are at the heart of contemporary international conflicts. In this endeavor, we examine macro-level temporal trends in democratic versus authoritarian governance, in addition to micro-level factors like domestic violence, childbearing, and cultural identity. The course aims to inform students of the strengths and challenges of human rights and to prepare them to productively debate the key human rights issues of our time.

Credits: 4

Term

Summer Term 2026

Part of Term

4-week session

Format

On Campus

Credit Status

Graduate, Noncredit, Undergraduate

Section Status

Cancelled

Instructor Info

Meeting Info

7/13 to 8/6

Participation Option: On Campus

Deadlines

Last day to register:

Notes

Harvard College students: This course is eligible for degree credit, but see important policy information.

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All Sections of this Course

CRN	Section #	Participation Option(s)	Instructor	Section Status	Meets	Term Dates
36068	1	On Campus		Cancelled		Jul 13 to Aug 6