Fall 2025
3602. Human Rights on the U.S./Mexican Border: Narratives of the Immigrant Experience
Also offered as: HRTS 3602
3.00 credits
Prerequisites: ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011. Recommended preparation: 1000-level course in LLAS.
Grading Basis: Graded
A view of the U.S./Mexican border from the perspective of immigrants and border residents. Course considers autobiography, film and documentary, poetry, fiction and non-fiction in the context of human and civil rights concerns on both sides of the border. Students analyze the effectiveness of narrative and representational strategies, activist interventions, and national and international responses to the needs of migrants and border dwellers. Through border, narrative and human rights theories, students piece together a global conversation on migrant rights.
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| Enrollment Data | Term | Class Number | Campus | Instruction Mode | Instructor | Section | Schedule | Location | Enrollment | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1263 11490 1 001 | Spring 2026 | 11490 | Storrs | In Person | Gebelein, Anne | 001 | TuTh 11:00am‑12:15pm |
SHH 109 | 11/20 | 3.00 |
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Faculty Contact Information – Fall 2025
Emma Amador: emma.amador@uconn.edu
Paulo Contreras: paulo.contreras@uconn.edu
Rodolfo Fernandez: rodolfo.fernandez@uconn.edu
Anne Gebelein: anne.gebelein@uconn.edu
Katerina Gonzalez Seligmann: kgonzalez.seligmann@uconn.edu
Ariel Lambe: ariel.lambe@uconn.edu
Beatriz Aldana Marquez: beatriz.aldana_marquez@uconn.edu
Salvador Vidal-Ortiz: sav03001@uconn.edu
Diana Rios: diana.rios@uconn.edu
Camilo Ruiz: camilo.ruiz@uconn.edu
Ricardo Salazar-Rey: ricardo.salazar-rey@uconn.edu
Charles R. Venator Santiago: charles.venator@uconn.edu
Lorena Solis: lorena.solis@uconn.edu