HIST4250 · History

Human Rights as History

Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences

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Devin Pendas

Professor, History Department

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Instructor: 4.6
Course: 4.5

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Devin Pendas

Professor, History Department

2 evaluations for this course

Instructor: 4.6
Course: 4.5

About this course

One of the major developments in world history since World War II has been the rise of a universal human rights culture. This course will explore this development in historical perspective, tracing the origins of the language of human rights back to the eighteenth century and the French Revolution and interrogating its development in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. We will examine the potential of "human rights" in international politics but also the limitations of human rights claims. We will ask who has rights and when and who the major actors are in pushing rights claims: governments, revolutionaries, and NGOs.

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OrganizationHow well the course was organized: 4.81 / 5
ChallengeHow intellectually challenging students found it: 4.91 / 5
AttendanceHow necessary attendance was: 4.80 / 5
AssignmentsHow helpful assignments were: 4.57 / 5

Weekly effort: ~6 hours

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Evaluation history 2 terms

All available terms for HIST4250. Numerical averages use the five-point scale.
Term	Evaluations	Course rating	Instructor rating
Spring 2024	1	4.6	4.6
Fall 2021	1	4.4	4.7