Disciplinary Frontiers of Human Rights in Higher Education

Cher Weixia Chen is Associate Professor at George Mason University, USA, and founder of the Human Rights and Global Justice Initiative, where she co-developed its social justice and human rights programs. She is Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Human Rights and Social Justice and a recipient of the University and College Consortium for Human Rights Education Human Rights in Higher Education Award. Felisa Tibbitts is UNESCO Chair in Human Rights and Higher Education at Utrecht University, Netherlands, and an adjunct at Columbia University and Nelson Mandela University. Felisa was previously a Human Rights Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and a Fulbright recipient. She currently directs Human Rights Education Associates (www.hrea.org). Jonathan Liljeblad is a Visiting Fellow of the Harvard Law School Human Rights Program. He was previously at Oxford University, where he was Research Visitor at the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights and Academic Visitor at Saint Antony's College. Before that Jonathan was at Cambridge University as Academic Visitor at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law.

'That human rights education can be taught across the disciplines has been a refrain put forth for decades by human rights education scholars and advocates. This book makes good on this longstanding promise by offering examples and inspiration of how to integrate human rights meaningfully across the disciplines. Each chapter also includes vivid examples and discussion questions for scholars, educators and students. This is an essential read for anyone concerned with advancing human rights however possible in these precarious times.' Monisha Bajaj, Professor & Chair, Department of International and Multicultural Education, University of San Francisco, USA

• Acknowledgements; List of contributors; 1. Introduction: disciplines and human rights Cher Weixia Chen, Felisa Tibbitts and Jonathan Liljeblad; Part I. Human Rights, Humanities and Social Sciences: 2. Human rights, art history, and aesthetic experience: theory and practice José Luis Falconi, Michael R. Orwicz and Robin Adèle Greeley; 3. Human rights and journalism and media: the absence, presence, and misrepresentation of human rights issues in the media-sphere Maria Armoudian and Anne Goldson; 4. Human rights and literature: the environmental justice novel Pramod K. Nayar; 5. Human rights and political science: recognizing cultural imperialism in theory and enforcement Alison Dundes Renteln; 6. Human rights and psychology: protection, prevention, redress and rehabilitation Nora Sveaass; 7. Human rights and sociology: social movement theory Karie Jo Peralta; 8. Human rights and theology: shaping moral imaginations through theological education Whittney Barth; Part II. Human Rights and Professional Studies: 9. Human rights and architecture: recognizing professional responsibilities in the curriculum Graeme Bristol; 10. Human rights and biomedical engineering: context, ethics and access Muhammad Hamid Zaman; 11. Human rights and education: fruitful interactions Ana María Rodino; 12. Human rights and law: the evolution of legal education Jonathan Liljeblad; 13. Human rights and library science: libraries transforming communities Roxanne Missingham; 14. Human rights and public health: principles and priorities Bradley P. Stoner and Alison D. Renteln; 15. Conclusion: reflections, challenges, and pathways for human rights scholarship and education Alison Dundes Renteln, Cher Weixia Chen, Felisa Tibbitts and Jonathan Liljeblad; Index.