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Campus | Haverford |
Semester | Spring 2018 |
Registration ID | WRPRH180B001 |
Course Title | Humanitarianism in Theory and Practice |
Credit | 1.00 |
Department | Peace, Justice and Human Rights |
Instructor | Janco,Andrew |
Times and Days | TTh 11:30am-01:00pm
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Room Location | STO301 |
Additional Course Info | Class Number: 2169 In this course, we will study the ideas, practices, and politics of humanitarian action. We’ll begin with the origins of humanitarian values in various religious and philosophical traditions: what is the value of human life? What is human dignity? We’ll then turn to changing attitudes towards violence, torture and slavery in the 17th and 18th centuries. Why and how did these changes occur? We’ll study key texts, figures and organizations, including the Red Cross and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) as well the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and Near East Relief. In dialogue with these philosophical and historical experiences, we will study current humanitarian crises. Open only to first-year students as assigned by the Director of College Writing.; Enrollment Limit: 12 First Year Writing (FW) |
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