Watching Human Rights

The 201 Best Films
2. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-1-041-42982-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 274 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: International Studies Intensives

Watching Human Rights analyzes more than 200 of the finest human rights films ever made. It introduces the reader to a wealth of films that might otherwise remain unknown, but it also shows the human rights themes in films that all of us are familiar with. Film puts a human face on terms such as persecution, inequality and oppression, and in doing so it provides outsiders with vital information and meaning about the lives of “others.” This book prioritizes illumination, truthfulness and teachability, highlighting films that show complex human rights issues in a new and interesting way and can be used on a human rights course or resonate with a general audience that wants to get a better understanding of human rights issues. Suitable for use on human rights courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level, this book is ideal for instructors who want to bring film into the classroom.

Zielgruppe

Academic, General, Postgraduate, and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gibney, Mark

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmführer, Filmkritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS (CPR)  1. The Holocaust 2. Genocide and Gross and Systematic Human Rights Violations 3. War 4. State Terror/Terrorism 5. Surveillance 6. U.S. Foreign Policy and the “War on Terror” 7. The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict 8. International Migration 9. Colonialism, Neo-colonialism and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 10. Criminal (In)justice  Part II. Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR)  11. Economic Inequality 12. Worker’s Rights 13. Environmental Devastation 14. Women’s Rights 15. Children’s Rights 16. Racial Discrimination and Disability Rights 17. Sexual Minorities 18. Press Freedom/Propaganda  Part III. Looking to a Better Future and Honoring the Courage of Others  19. Transitional Justice 20. Resistance  PART IV. Teaching Human Rights  21. Using Film to Teach Human Rights

Über Autor(innen)

Mark Gibney is the Carol G. Belk Distinguished Professor at UNC Asheville and an Affiliated Professor at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute in Lund, Sweden. His webpage www.WatchingHumanRights.org is devoted to reviewing and analyzing human rights film.