13193
Advanced seminar
SoSe 22: Humanity: History of a Troubled Concept
Andrew M. Johnston, visiting professor
Comments
“Humanity” typically encompasses both humankind and the integration and care for individuals previously barred from taking part in the rights, standards, and the dignity accorded to humankind. Today, the term plays a key role in the connection between humanitarian activism and human rights to mobilize individuals and justifying governmental action in often distant lands, in the name of “humanity”. Yet the consensus surrounding these terms obscures their complex and sometimes disturbing history. This seminar explores the changing concepts of “humanity” and how the term has been used and abused in recent international history. Alongside cultural interpretations in the form of sounds and visual display, texts and themes may be drawn from the trans-Atlantic slave trade and its abolition in the 19th century, imperial expansion and decolonization from the late 19th century through the 1960s, 20th century genocides, the emergence of human rights as a global norm, and the contested history of humanitarian interventions. close
14 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Wed, 2022-04-20 14:00 - 16:00
Wed, 2022-04-27 14:00 - 16:00
Wed, 2022-05-04 14:00 - 16:00
Wed, 2022-05-11 14:00 - 16:00
Wed, 2022-05-18 14:00 - 16:00
Wed, 2022-05-25 14:00 - 16:00
Wed, 2022-06-01 14:00 - 16:00
Wed, 2022-06-08 14:00 - 16:00
Wed, 2022-06-15 14:00 - 16:00
Wed, 2022-06-22 14:00 - 16:00
Wed, 2022-06-29 14:00 - 16:00
Wed, 2022-07-06 14:00 - 16:00
Wed, 2022-07-13 14:00 - 16:00
Wed, 2022-07-20 14:00 - 16:00