13 Acts of Academic Journalism and Historical Commentary on Human Rights: Opinions, Interventions and the Torsions of Politics

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Author(s): Ben Dorfman
Series: Political and Social Change, Volume 6
Publisher: Peter Lang
Year: 2017

Language: English
Pages: 226

Cover
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Contents......Page 11
Introduction: The Torsions of Politics: Human Rights and Where We Are (And a Discussion of “Historical Commentary” and “Academic Journalism”) (November 21, 2016)......Page 13
Bombing IS: The Battle for Kobani (October 14, 2014)......Page 35
Brussels: Looking for Peace: A Different Approach to Terrorism and Human Rights (March 22, 2016)......Page 45
Human Rights and American Politics: The Surprising Case of Bernie Sanders (March 24, 2016)......Page 57
In the Footsteps of Potsdam: The Cecilienhof and the Glienicke Bridge (March 30, 2016)......Page 75
Iron Bridges: Crackdowns, Crackdowns (April 2, 2016)......Page 93
The Arc of a Blue Note: Clark Terry and the Quiet Sound of Human Rights (April 4, 2016)......Page 105
What to Do with the Kingdom?: Rights and Cultural Life (April 6, 2016)......Page 111
At it Again: North Korea and Those Pesky ICBMs (April 13, 2016)......Page 127
“Without Distinction of Any Kind”: LGBT Rights (April 30, 2016)......Page 143
The Clash of Civilizations: Sub-Continent Style (May 2, 2016)......Page 155
Grappling with the Phenomenon: Donald Trump and Human Rights (May 4, 2016)......Page 169
“Reason and Conscience”: The Arts and Politics in Denmark (May 5, 2016)......Page 185
The Sound of Many and One: Bergen-Belsen (May 7, 2016)......Page 205
List of Illustrations......Page 223