Honors/Citizens and Persons

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Definitions of citizenship have changed dramatically in the course of history. In this class, we will trace the evolution of expanding (and occasionally contracting) political and civil rights and responsibilities over time, with an emphasis on events in multicultural American nations and emphasizing how laws, social practices, unique historical contexts, and individuals’ understanding of self and other have mutually produced each other. The course is part of the Honors Symposium “Being Human” and will engage in an interdisciplinary conversation about personhood, humanity, rights and responsibilities, and dehumanization.