Events

Past Events

The Future of Human Rights: A Book Talk with Alison Brysk
Monday, March 11, 2019 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Human rights have fallen on hard times--yet rights are needed now more than ever. We stand at a crossroads between expansion and contraction of rights: new voices, spaces, and pathways contrast with declining democracies, deepening citizenship gap, and regression in the international regime.

Visiting Old Ladies: Reclaiming Knowledge and Relatives in Museum Collections
Thursday, March 7, 2019 7:10 PM

Sherry Farrell Racette (Algonquin/Metis/Irish) was born in Manitoba and is a member of Timiskaming First Nation in Quebec (unceded Algonquin territory).

Methodological Approaches in Human Rights: Gendered Practices as Rituals of Knowledge
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Dr. Dragomir presents the work she conducted with a semi-nomadic community in Tamil Nadu, South India. Using her ethnographic experience, in this talk she reflects on the role that her gender played in gaining access into the field and how it shaped the data co-generation.

Human Rights Education for Lawyers in Mexico
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Join us for a conversation with Carlos R. Asunsolo Morales, Project Leader for the Human Rights Program at CEEAD, which works with 200+ academic institutions in Latin America and a network of over 600+ educators, scholars, and lawyers.

Is Liberalism Making the World Less Fair? Three Authors Discuss Their Recent Books on Investor vs. Human Rights in the Global Economy
Tuesday, February 19, 2019 12:10 PM - 1:10 PM

Liberal legal systems can make economic life predictable, but have a spottier track record protecting the interests of those who lack economic power. Heading into the 2020 political cycle, what role do (or could) US institutions play in aggravating or lessening economic liberalism’s downsides?

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