Summer 2025
Literature and Social Justice
Dates: June 02, 2025 - July 07, 2025Day/Time: Monday; Wednesday; Friday 8:00 AM - 9:45 AM EDT
Level: 200-Level
Certificate: Civic Engagement, Human Rights
Instructor: Charlotte Fiehn, American University of Afghanistan
What do “humanitarianism” and “human rights” have to do with the humanities? In what ways can literature contribute to a consideration of these pressing questions in the early 21st century? In a globalizing culture, our interest will be both international and domestic, looking at ways in which personal stories contribute to political histories. In focusing on topics of “social justice,” we will consider such questions as environmental justice, racial justice, women’s rights, children, immigra
Credits: 3 US / 6 ECTS