LIT 4205 Spring 2023 McGregory

Ours has been called a global "age of rights," an era in which respect for human rights is considered the highest aspiration of the international democratic community. With its literary approach, this course endeavors to make human rights “real” by emphasizing limitations in our own backyard. Rather than a globalizing gaze directed elsewhere, since the legitimate aim of the International Declaration of Human Rights is to eradicate systematic human suffering, the course will interrogate human rights from a multiplicity of genres of American literature.

No doubt, you’ve heard the old cliche--”Children are our future.” Yet, it is tantamount to also consider systemic discrimination toward youth--past and present. Do you feel like society treats young people poorly? Does youth empowerment appeal to you? In this course, you'll learn what adultism is; where adultism happens; and how YOU can possibly make a difference. It can be rough out there for children and youth, and the ways being young shape our whole lives.