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The Program approaches the concept of human rights from a multitude of perspectives. Its core mission, to bridge the gap between theory and practice, is reflected in its diverse programming: undergraduate and graduate curriculum, a summer internship program, public events and projects, and collaborations with human rights activists. Rather than approaching human rights from an exclusively legal perspective, the Program includes students and faculty from the Divinity, Law, Medical, and Public Policy schools, as well as from the College and the Humanities and Social Sciences Divisions which allows the program to collaborate with human rights activists and practitioners working on a wide variety of issues. Program in Medicine, Arts and the Social SciencesThe Program provides a unique opportunity for medical students to pursue a doctoral degree at the University of Chicago. The program is based on the premise that potential leaders who will be trained in medicine should acquire special competence in another area of scholarship, in order to address the overlapping social, economic, scientific, ethical, legal and humanistic problems which medicine as an enterprise, and as a profession, faces today. Doctoral studies may be pursued in the school of public policy, as well as in various departments including the Department of Anthropology. The Cultural Policy Program is an interdisciplinary initiative dedicated to fostering research and public dialogue about the practical workings of culture in our lives. As part of the program, the Center is conducting long-term, comprehensive research on arts and culture that should have immediate usefulness to cultural organizations. A press release quotes the Program's Executive Director: “The research being conducted . . . is lasting and practical - highly valuable to the survival of cultural organizations in the city of Chicago as well as those in other metropolitan areas across the country.” The Network promotes academic freedom and seeks to defend the human rights of scholars worldwide. Scholars and academic communities are frequently targeted for repression and violence because of their work, their prominence, and/or their exercise of fundamental human rights. The Network believes that the vigorous defense of these individuals and communities is the responsibility of scholars and academic institutions everywhere. As befits its dedication to academic freedom and history as a home to many refugee scholars, the University of Chicago founded and hosts the Network within the University's Human Rights Program. The University of Chicago is one of the first institutions to pledge to host an at-risk scholar, and in September 2001 became the first to fulfill the pledge. Within the
University, the Center's primary objective is the coordination
of initiatives to promote and
advance knowledge about East Asia. It sponsors programs, workshops,
and conferences which bring faculty, staff, students and visiting
scholars together. The Center provides outreach to communities beyond
the University
on multiple levels, from seminars for high school and community college
educators, to the library grants for Midwest faculty, and a seminar
series with the World Trade Center - Chicago for people doing business
in or with East Asian countries.
Center for East European, Russian and Eurasian StudiesThe Center is an interdivisional center which promotes the study of, and research about, the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. It is actively involved in helping educate the public about Eastern Europe, Russia, and the Former Soviet Union and serves as a link between the University of Chicago's specialists and members of the wider community. Schools, colleges, community organizations, and church groups are encouraged to call upon the Center's faculty and graduate students to give presentations and lectures on a variety of topics. Center for Latin American Studies The Center is a locus for intellectual exchange and innovation in Latin American studies. It regularly coordinates workshops, seminars and conferences; hosts visiting scholars; offers outreach workshops for area school teachers; and supports the teaching and development of curricular materials in the lesser-taught languages of the region. Through a consortium with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Center seeks to foster Latin American scholarship throughout the Midwest region and the broader intellectual community at large. Center for International Studies The Center supports the efforts of faculty and students to acquire a deeper knowledge of the local, regional and global phenomena that make cultural and historical understanding possible as well as the interdisciplinary examination of issues that transcend national and regional boundaries. As part of its outreach program, the Center participates in the Global Classrooms/Model UN pilot project that presents a world history curriculum to juniors and seniors in 15 Chicago high schools which emphasizes global issues as well as life skills such as public speaking. In support of the Chicago Public Schools-University of Chicago Internet Project the Center is working on developing international and area studies collections for eCUIP, a resource for Chicago Public School teachers to use in classroom technology integration. Center for Middle Eastern Studies The Center assists students in acquiring a sound grounding in an academic discipline or a professional field and in the languages and civilizations of the Middle East in preparation for careers in university teaching and research, governmental and non-governmental organizations, business, and journalism. The Center's outreach programs include: a) a Speakers Bureau, b) Teacher Training Workshops, c) Curriculum workshops, and d) Active Communication with the Media (to assure that a balanced and factual view is presented in response to matters concerning the Middle East and Islamic world). South Asia Language and Area Center The Center emphasizes scholarship, teaching and public service regarding the Indian subcontinent. Its Outreach Educational Project serves as a liaison between the University of Chicago, community organizations, and the public to foster knowledge of South Asia and South Asian studies. It maintains contact with educators and scholars nationally and internationally and works with teachers at all levels to provide educational resources. In addition it holds a teacher's workshop every spring, sponsors various cultural events, lends documentary and feature videos and hosts seminars and talks on a wide range of topics pertaining to South Asia. Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture The Center strives to place the study of race in comparative frameworks that include both other racialized minorities within the United States as well as black (and/or indigenous) populations in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Asian Pacific, and Europe. Its Community Programming includes public lectures, a Chicago Artist/Activist Resident Fellow (involving a Chicagoan who has produced either a body of path-breaking and inspiring art or a record of distinguished activism on issues of concern to the Center); and a symposia series (focused on generating discussion and debate among the larger Chicago community). Chicago Center for Contemporary Theory The Center fosters scholarship in contemporary issues of local and global significance and stages events on campus that draw in the wider community. The Emergent Forms of Local and Translocal Politics project seeks to identify forms of popular politics that have emerged in the complex contemporary global context--new forms of mobility and migration; of violence, policing, and criminality; and of political and legal address--and to analyze them comparatively. Four 3CT fellows, for example, are currently working on popular politics in South Africa, Yemen, and India, attempting both to chart the particularities of local political experience and relate these to the dynamics and tensions of the current global moment. The Committee on African and African-American Studies The Committee is an interdepartmental and interdivisional body concerned with promoting the study of African and African-American culture and society from prehistoric to contemporary times. It offers a valuable way for students in various doctoral programs to engage with a range of issues of public concern beyond the academy. Among its outreach activities, for example, is a speakers' series on important public topics that the broader Chicago community is encouraged to attend.
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Manuela Carneiro da Cunha Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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Jessica Cattelino Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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Jean Comaroff Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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John Comaroff Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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Shannon Dawdy Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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Michael Dietler Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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Judith Farquhar Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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Kesha Fikes Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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Raymond Fogelson Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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Susan Gal Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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John Kelly Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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Karin Knorr-Cetina Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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Alan Kolata Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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Nicholas Kouchoukos Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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Joseph Masco Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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William Mazzarella Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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Kathleen Morrison Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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Stephan Palmie Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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Danilyn Rutherford Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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Michael Silverstein Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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Ronald Singer Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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Adam Smith Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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Edward Swenson Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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Michel-Rolph Trouillot Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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Russell Tuttle Citations in the LexisNexis Database Significant
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