In the aftermath of the Holocaust, the establishment of the United Nations
in 1945, and the end of the Cold War, human rights have become one of the
most powerful and important subjects in academic discourse. The study of
human rights has attracted the attention of scholars and students
throughout the academy-focusing on such contexts as Tibet, Bosnia, Darfur,
Guantanamo, and New Orleans and on subjects such as the death penalty,
foreign policy, genocide, torture, mass murder, and crimes against women.
The SMU Human Rights Program offers SMU students and faculty an
opportunity to encounter the world in ways that will enlarge their
understanding of what it means to be a socially responsible citizen of a
globalizing society through:
The Program is led by Dr. Rick Halperin,
who has taught courses in the History Department at SMU since
1985. |
