History - History, Ethics, Modernity

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This course will examine how human dignity is preserved and violated in the modern age. Cast in a global framework, themes may include the history of human rights; the moral universe of health and wellbeing; narratives of genocide and collective resistance; the shifting status and treatment of the poor and the colonized; and the impact of changing technology on ethics in medicine, science, and the environment. Satisfies: Goal 5 Outcome 1 (AE51) , Arts and Humanities (AH)