This course uses a critical human rights approach to explore the role of identity and ethnicity in struggles for inclusion. Hierarchies of oppression and exclusion are examined, as well as the ways in which ethnic identity can promote and constrain opportunities for people on the basis of age, ability, class, gender, and race. We take […]
This course examines health from a cross-cultural and critical human rights perspective. Racial and cultural stratification in health policies and practices are explored, as well as how western biomedicine has influenced health care delivery systems in the world, usually at the expense of Indigenous health traditions. Identity depends on our class, age, gender/sexuality, race and […]
This course examines the history of racist laws and practices in Canada in relation to the rise of progressive human rights acts. Laws pertaining to immigration, assimilation, and security are explored, including the Indian Act, the continuous journey provision, and the War Measures Act. The course explores the relationship between race and the law. It […]
This interdisciplinary course examines precarious forms of labour migration from a critical human rights perspective. Human rights legislation, migrant "illegality," and migrant counterstrategies are explored, along with the impacts of global economic restructuring on migrants and their families. Exploring national and international case studies across various forms of migration, this course will equip students with […]
This course examines the role of institutions of law from a critical human rights perspective. Different legal realms are explored, including Indigenous law, common law, and civil law, as well as different types law, including administrative law, family law, and criminal law. The focus will be on relationships of power that occur along legal lines, […]
This course uses a critical human rights perspective to explore how social relations, equity, and access are experienced in urban spaces. Gentrification, access to social services, and homelessness are explored in the context of the competition for urban space. Forms of resistance through cultural expression, activism, and community action are also examined. The course encourages […]
This course examines the experiences of migrant women from a critical human rights perspective, exploring settlement patterns, employment opportunities, credentialing, and education. Patriarchal traditions and realigning gender roles are examined, along with issues of hybridity and resilience. It analyses the theoretical foundations of the intersection of the social relations and processes of gender, class, racialization, […]
This course examines the experience of Muslim immigrants and refugees from the Indian subcontinent, Africa and the Middle East, with particular attention to policies and practices of the receiving country, as well as issues of ethnicity, religion, class, gender, cultural change, and equity. Course credit exclusion: AP/MIST 3350 6.00 Muslim Diasporas in the West. Prerequisite: 24 credits
This course studies issues in the Middle East from a critical human rights perspective, focusing on countries like Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Syria. Legacies of religion, colonialism, and militarism are examined, along with current regional struggles within the global context of state (re)building, migration, reconciliation, and peace processes. This course is […]
This course provides an interdisciplinary and multicultural understanding of international frameworks for the protection of human rights as instrumentalized in contemporary foreign policy. It analyses the historical and philosophical foundation of international human rights, critically examining the sources of international human rights law, including institutions and dedicated regional and universal enforcement mechanisms. It also covers […]