Course Info: CSI-0203
| Course | CSI-0203 Human Rights in Latin America |
| Long Title | Transitional Justice and Human Rights Movements in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay |
| Term | 2016S |
| Note(s) |
Satisfies Distribution Textbook information |
| Meeting Info | Franklin Patterson Hall 105 on M,W from 1:00-2:20 |
| Faculty | Cora Fernandez-Anderson |
| Capacity | 25 |
| Available | 16 |
| Waitlist | 0 |
| Distribution(s) |
Power, Community and Social Justice |
| Cumulative Skill(s) | Independent Work Multiple Cultural Perspectives Writing and Research |
| Additional Info | Students are expected to spend at least six to eight hours a week of preparation and work outside of class time. |
| Description | During the 1960s and 1970s military coups brought authoritarian regimes to power in the Southern Cone (Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay). In an effort to prevent what was perceived as imminent socialist revolutions, military dictators launched repressive campaigns aimed at demobilizing labor and eliminating dissent. At the same time, human rights movements emerged calling for the end of the abuses and demanding information about political prisoners, victims of torture, executions and disappearances. Once democratic transitions took place, these movements campaigned to demand the prosecution of those responsible for the abuses. What accounts for the different role and impact human rights movements had in each of these countries in the transition and consolidation of democracy, and the rule of law? Did they take part to the same extent in the design and/or implementation of transitional justice mechanisms? We will answer these questions through the analysis of academic readings, movies, and primary sources. |