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LECTURE SCHEDULE AND READINGS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE 1210 9.0
HUMAN RIGHTS AND CANADIAN MINORITIES
FALL/WINTER 2005-2006
Sept 7
Sept 14
Sept 21
Sept 28
Oct 5
Oct 12
Oct 19
Oct 26
Introduction of the Teaching Team; Brief outline of the course;
Survey of Group Differences
The International Human Rights Framework
Readings: Universal Declaration of Human Rights; Kallen, E., "The
Human Rights Perspective" (excerpt); Broadbent, E., “Ten Propositions
about Equality and Democracy”.
Human Rights in the Canadian Context
Readings: The Constitution Act, 1982, Part I (The Charter of Rights and
Freedoms), and Part II (Rights of the Aboriginal People of Canada);
Moore, D., “Basic Concepts of the Charter and its Interpretation”; Boyd,
Neil, “Strengths and Limitations of the Charter” (excerpt).
Key Concepts in the Creation of Minorities
Readings: Moore, D., “Key Concepts in the Study of Canadian Minorities”;
Henry, F., and Tator, C., "Glossary” from, The Colour of Democracy.
ROSH HASANAH--NO CLASSES
Socio-Economic Rights in Canada:
Readings: Masstricht Guidelines; Iding, L., “Laying the Foundation for
Economic Rights: International Law and Canada’s Obligations” (excerpt);
Hulchanski, J.D., “People without Housing: Homelessness is a Human
Rights Violation”; Mosher, Janet, “The Shrinking of the Public and Private
Spaces of the Poor”;
IN-LECTURE TEST (NO TUTORIALS THIS WEEK)
Civil Liberties and National Security
Readings: Kinsman et al; “How the Centre Holds—National Security as
an Ideological Practice”; Ujimoto, K.V., “Racism, Discrimination and
Internment: Japanese in Canada”; Bahdi, R., “No Exit: Racial Profiling and
Canada’s War Against Terrorism”.
Film: “Being Osama”
October 26 th continued on next page…
ALL TUTORIALS WILL BE HELD IN THE LIBRARY DURING THE WEEK
OF OCT 24 TH : STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE THE TWO TUTORIALS AT:
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