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CDDRL, PHR Workshop
Date and Time
June 1, 2012
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Open to the public
No RSVP required
Participants
Davide Rodogno (commentator) - Associate Professor, International History at The Graduate Institute Geneva
Barbara Metzger - Associate at Center of International Studies in Cambridge
Keith David Watenpaugh - Associate Professor, Religious Studies and Program Director, Minor Program in Human Rights at UCDavis
J. P. Daughton - Assistant Professor, Department of History at Stanford
Joel Beinin (commentator) - Professor of History at Stanford University
Priya Satia (commentator) - Associate Professor of History at Stanford University
This workshop will discuss key historical events that led to the emergence of humanitarianism and human rights as major ideological movements in the modern world. In addition to a history of ideas, we will explore important moments – such as the abolition of slavery, episodes of colonial brutality, and the Cold War – when humanitarian ideals came under scrutiny. We will also examine shifting narratives and media strategies that missionaries, activists, governments, non-governmental organizations, and other “humanitarians” have employed to draw global attention to crises and abuses.
