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Social Media, Democracy, & International Human Rights
Course Description
Human Rights Mobilization
1.Overview/Learning Objectives
1a. "Seventy years of international human rights" (Short news article)
1b. "Could an artificial intelligence be considered a person under the law?" (Short news article)
1c. "Rights for nature: How granting a river ‘personhood’ could help protect it" (Short news article)
Assignment 1: Class Introduction/Rights Advocacy (Short written post)
1.Extra Media
2.Overview/Learning Objectives
2a. "Autocracies that look like democracies are a threat across the globe" (Short news article)
2b. "Why universities must defend democracy" (Short news article)
2c. "Fresh insights on how to create civic spaces in authoritarian settings: small steps matter" (Short news article)
Assignment 2: Human Rights Advocacy (Short Essay)
2.Extra Media
3.Overview/Learning Objectives
3a. "Governments should inoculate citizens to prevent the spread of fake news" (Short news article)
3b. "Disinformation is spreading beyond the realm of spycraft to become a shady industry – lessons from South Korea" (Short news article)
3c. "Defending science: How the art of rhetoric can help" (Short news article)
Assignment 3: Information vs. Disinformation (Short written post)
3.Extra Media
4.Overview/Learning Objectives
4a. "Viral video, gone bad: Kony 2012 and the perils of social media" (Short news article)
4b. "Protest has helped define the first two decades of the 21st century – here’s what’s next" (Short news article)
4c. "Black Lives Matter: How far has the movement come?" (Short news article)
Assignment 4: Artistic Project/Social Media Advocacy Campaign Draft (Midterm Project)
4.Extra Media
5.Overview/Learning Objectives
5a. "Maria Ressa: Nobel prize-winner risks life and liberty to hold Philippines government to account" (Short news article)
5b. "Bringing art into public spaces can improve the social fabric of a city" (Short news article)
5c. "How Alexei Navalny revolutionized opposition politics in Russia, before his apparent poisoning" (Short news article)
5d. "Why Indian farmers’ protests are being called a ‘satyagraha’ – which means ‘embracing the truth’" (Short news article)
Assignment 5: Political Art/Online Advocacy (Short written post)
5.Extra Media
6.Overview/Learning Objectives
6a. "Planned social media regulations set a dangerous precedent" (Short news article)
6b. "Doomsaying about new technology helps make it better" (Short news article)
6c. "To boldly go toward new frontiers, we first need to learn from our colonial past" (Short news article)
Assignment 6: Artistic Advocacy/Social Media Advocacy Campaign (Final Project)
6.Extra Media
5.Art/Social Media
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