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essays will be assessed based on
– deep
understanding and critical reflection on central concepts, theoretical texts and arguments analyzed in readings
– as
well as the exposition of clear arguments with appropriately referenced
evidence and citations.
2 Pages Per Question
Question 1: What do we mean by transnational human rights and
what issues may arise when applied at the local level?
Required Reading:
Merry. 2006. “Transnational Human
Rights and Local Activism: Mapping the
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Question 2: What do Reece Jones and/or
Jason De León mean when arguing that the US-Mexico
Border has become a militarized, death zone?
Required Readings : Incorporate at least one of the two readings
Jones, Reece. 2016. “The US-Mexico Border: Rise of a Militarized Zone”
(Ch. 2), Violent Borders: Refugees
and the Right to Move, London
& New York: Verso, pp. 29-47.
De León. 2012. “Better to Be Hot than
Caught:” Excavating the Conflicting Roles of Migrant Material Culture,” American
Anthropologist, 144 (3): 477-495:
https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/j.1548-1433.2012.01447.x

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