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Monday January 3 2011
Lecture 1: Introduction, What are human rights I
PS 2B03/LS 2W03/WS 2A03: Human Rights and Social Justice
Dr Colin Salter, Centre for Peace Studies, McMaster University
Introductionwelcome & overview
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Introductions
Dr Colin Salter
e: [email protected]: (905) 525 9140 ext. 23722
Consultation:Monday 2:30-4:30 pmTogo Salmon Hall room 302
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Introductions
Josh [email protected]
Andrew [email protected]
Lauren [email protected]
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Outline
Course structure
Set readings
Assessment overview
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Michael Goodhart, ed. (2009)
Human Rights: politics andpractice, Oxford: OxfordUniversity Press.
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Reeta Tremblay, James Kelly,Michael Lipson and Jean
Francois Mayer (2008)Understanding Human Rights:Origins, Currents and Critiques,Nelson: Toronto.
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In reflecting on the ephemeral, socially constructed and
constituted discourse of rights and justice, we willconsider the manifestations and implications ofinstitutional mechanisms and actions seeking andpromoting these notions.
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You will be exposed to different perspectives and
debates about human rights and social justice.
A diverse array of themes are explored, ranging fromthe individual through to the international level.
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These include debates about the rights of the person,
structural violence, gender, ableness and the challengesfaced in a period considered by some to be typified byglobal insecurity.
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Violence with a clear-subject-object relation is manifestbecause it is visible in action. It is personal because
there are persons committing the violence.
Violence without subject-object relations is structural,built into structure.
Johan Galtung (1969)
Structural violence
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Disparities, disabilities, and deaths result when systems,institutions, policies or cultural beliefs meet some
peoples human needs and human rights at the expenseof others. Structural violence creates relationships thatcause secondary violence to occur.
Lisa Schirch (2004)
Structural violence
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Cultural violence means those aspects of culture, the
symbolic fear of our existence that can be used tojustify or legitimise direct or structural violence.
Johan Galtung (1990)
Cultural violence
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Assessment structure
Assessment Format Length Due Date Weighting
1 Participation
Participation in class
discussion &
activities
n/a weekly 20%(see notes)
2 Assignment 1 Commentary 750 words January 24 15%
3 Assignment 2 Commentary 1250 words February 17 20%
4 Assignment 3 Essay 2250 words April 4 30%
5 Final exam Formal exam see notesexamperiod
15%
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Attendance
Non-attendance will significantly impact on what you
can learn from this course.
By not participating, you also detract from the abilityof others to learn with you.
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-0 through 5 absences: no penalty
- 6 absences: 8% subtracted
- 7 absences: 10% subtracted
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8 absences: 12% subtracted- 9 absences: 15% subtracted
Attendance
If you miss more than 2 tutorials, marks will besubtracted from your final mark, as follows:
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McMaster email policy
The course instructor will only open emails sent from McMaster email addresses. Emails sent from any otheremail provider (e.g. Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo) will not be
opened and will be deleted immediately. This policy protectsconfidentiality and confirms your identity.
This applies to TAs as well.
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For Wednesday
Find a recent item in the press. Bring it to class and
be ready to discuss it in your group Also reflect on something interesting about yourself
that you are comfortable sharing with others in yourgroup
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Citations & further reading
Johan Galtung (1969) VIolence, peace and peace research,Journal of Peace Research,
Vol. 6, No. 3. pp. 167-91.
Johan Galtung (1990) Cultural violence, Journal of Peace Research, Vol. 27, No. 3.pp.291-305.Lisa Schirch (2004) The Little Book of Strategic Peacebuilding, Good Books.
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Image sources
Mike Konopacki. 2000. If there was justice in the world, 2000 http://www.veggies.org.uk/calendar/2000.htm
Human Rights Champions, 2001 http://invisiblecollege.weblog.leidenuniv.nl/2007/03/11/who-wants-to-be-the-
new-human-rights-cha
Which do you pet, which do you eat? http://www.meatout.org/action/outreach.htm
Shane T. McCoy, Detainees at Camp X-Ray, 11 January 2002. Image in the domain image http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Camp_x-ray_detainees.jpg
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