Rights under Trial, Rights Reflections
13 Further Acts of Academic Journalism and Historical Commentary on Human Rights
by
Ben Dorfman (Author) 
©2019
Monographs
VIII,
152 Pages
Series:
Political and Social Change, Volume 8
Summary
As the second decade of the twenty-first century closes, challenges to human rights have deepened. Democracy is under stress, cultural battles within states have become heightened, and strongman politics are on the rise. Contemporary and historical reflections on rights are perhaps more pressing than ever.
This work addresses ongoing rights issues as well as offers aesthetic and historical reflections on human rights scenes. It addresses rights as a matter of cultural thoughtways, political philosophy, and social norms. The work employs academic, journalistic, and commentary-based styles and is intended to engage both academic and non-academic audiences.
This work addresses ongoing rights issues as well as offers aesthetic and historical reflections on human rights scenes. It addresses rights as a matter of cultural thoughtways, political philosophy, and social norms. The work employs academic, journalistic, and commentary-based styles and is intended to engage both academic and non-academic audiences.
Excerpt
Table Of Contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Acknowledgments
- About the author
- About the book
- Citability of the eBook
- Contents
- Introduction: The Fate of Rights in a Time of Trial
- Mother May I
- Dog Whistles You Can Hear
- Codas of Anger and Silence
- Art, Being, and Human Rights
- Justice and the Confrontation
- Trespassing the Untrespassable
- Shirtless on a Horse
- The Turning Point
- Tossin’ Bombs and Sayin’ “Uncle Tom”
- June in Singapore
- When It Goes Too Far
- Nuremberg
- Khashoggi
Details
- Pages
- VIII, 152
- Publication Year
- 2019
- ISBN (Hardcover)
- 9783631799383
- ISBN (PDF)
- 9783631806074
- ISBN (ePUB)
- 9783631806081
- ISBN (MOBI)
- 9783631806098
- DOI
- 10.3726/b16314
- Language
- English
- Publication date
- 2019 (November)
- Keywords
- Freedom of speech Civil rights Inclusion Current affairs History Justice Democracy Human rights History of ideas
- Published
- Berlin, Bruxelles, Chennai, Lausanne, New York, Oxford, 2025. viii, 152 pp., 6 fig. col., 1 fig. b/w
- Product Safety
- Peter Lang Group AG
Biographical notes
Ben Dorfman (Author)
Ben Dorfman is associate professor of intellectual and cultural history associated with the Democracy, Migration and Movements (DEMOS) research group at Aalborg University, and head of the Language and International Studies programs.
