classes and work

course schedule:

block 3
african literature and human rights
state sovereignty and human rights
human rights: perspectives from the disciplines (required core course)
engagement in human rights internship course

block 4
psychosocial perspectives on human rights
culture and human rights
human rights: perspectives from the disciplines, continued
engagement in human rights internship course, continued

work
i am interning at the university of witwatersrand forced migration studies programme (www.migration.org.za) under the supervision of jean pierre misago (from burundi) and dr. loren landau (from the usa).

i will be assisting with fieldwork, writing and research for a study of current xenophobic violence in south africa. the FMSP is affiliated with lawyers for human rights, which also is having a staff member work on the xenophobia project, along with another fellow student of mine. needless to say, i am extremely lucky and pleased to have been given this placement!