The University of New Mexico’s International Studies Institute presents “Human Rights in a Global Context” as the theme for its second annual fall lecture series, Monday, Sept. 12, through Thursday, Sept. 15 on the UNM campus in Woodward Hall, room 101.
Distinguished speakers from UNM and across the continent will present a series of lectures to introduce New Mexicans to the complex issues of human rights in today’s increasingly globalized and polarized world. According to the United Nations, “human rights have gained prominence as a universally recognized set of norms and standards that increasingly inform all aspects of our relations as individuals and as collective members of groups, within communities and among nations.”
“The lectures in this series will examine these norms and standards from various perspectives, including law, politics, business, ethics, modern communications and foreign policy,” said Christine Sauer, interim director, International Studies Institute.
All lectures are free and open to the public.
Monday, Sept. 12
4 p.m. “China’s Information Revolution and its Democratic Future.” Xiao Qiang, director of the China Internet Project, Graduate School of Journalism, University of California, Berkeley.
7 p.m. “Bait and Switch: Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy.” Julie Mertus, associate professor, Division of International Peace and Conflict Resolution, American University.
Tuesday, Sept. 13
5 p.m. “Dangerous Transitions: How Extremists Used Mass Murder to Prevent Compromise in El Salvador and Rwanda.” William Stanley, associate professor, Department of Political Science, University of New Mexico.
7:30 p.m. “Priming the Pump: First Steps in the Escalation of Political Violence.” Carole Nagengast, professor, Department of Anthropology, University of New Mexico.
Wednesday, Sept.14
4 p.m. “Remembering the Golden Rule: Humane Treatment in the War on Terror.” Jennifer Moore, professor of law and director of Peace Studies, School of Law, University of New Mexico.
Thursday, Sept.15
5 p.m. “The Complicated Story of Business and Human Rights.” Harry Van Buren III, assistant professor, ASM, University of New Mexico.
7:30 pm. “Human Rights and the Quest for Human Integrity.” Steven Poe, Professor, Department of Political Science, University of North Texas.
For more information, visit ISI's website at www.unm.edu/~isi/.
The International Studies Institute in the UNM College of Arts and Sciences serves as an umbrella organization for three undergraduate area studies programs: European Studies, Asian Studies (including the Middle East), and Russian Studies.
The institute’s goal is to pursue broad-based initiatives involving all three subgroups, such as coordination of lecture series, provision of summer scholarships, outreach to secondary schools, and grant writing for international or interdisciplinary study, research and outreach programs.
Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920