IDS 351 - Women, Children And Human Rights in Latin America di

Institution:

Salem State University

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Description:

This course explores the issues of gender in its relationship to human rights through testimonial narratives, literature and art. The course focuses on four countries: Chile, Argentina, El Salvador, and Guatemala between 1970-1980, a period of military dictatorships, repression and disappearances. The resistance of women's groups such as the Chilean Association of the Detained/Disappeared in Chile, Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo in Argentina, the comadres in El Salvador and the Group for Mutual Support in Guatemala is examined in detail. The course further focuses on the violation of human rights of children. Three lecture hours per week.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.salemstate.edu

Phone Number:

(978) 542-6000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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