This topic will introduce students to an important interdisciplinary research field that examines how international law and international human rights function in culture. Whether as lawyers, diplomats, activists, we face global challenges that require of us the ability to understand the relationship between legal and other important cultural discourses. This topic will analyse how the representation of human rights and international law shape our understandings of these fields, and asks how these perspectives can enrich our work in both.
During the topic we will discuss the theoretical debates and methodologies that have been used in interdisciplinary scholarship about international law and human rights, before examining examples from civil society activism, film making, and literature. As there will be some longer texts in this topic reading lists will be released early to give students a chance to read in advance.
This topic aims to teach students to:
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