PA932-7-SP-CO:
Psychosocial Perspectives on Human Rights
2023/24
Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies
Colchester Campus
Spring
Postgraduate: Level 7
Current
Monday 15 January 2024
Friday 22 March 2024
15
24 August 2023
Requisites for this module
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MA C89812 Refugee Care,
MA C89824 Refugee Care,
MA C898MO Refugee Care,
MPHDC89848 Refugee Care,
MPHPC89836 Refugee Care,
MPHPC89872 Refugee Care,
PHD C89848 Refugee Care,
PHP C89836 Refugee Care,
PHP C89872 Refugee Care
The practice of Human Rights involves professionals engaging with the plight of individuals and/or groups in need.
These beneficiaries may be suffering as a result of violations of their human rights and, inevitably, Human Rights workers are affected in multiple ways by contact with these persons and their psychological state.
This module attempts to make students aware of the psychological complexities involved in
(a) the predicament of the beneficiaries,
(b) the predicament of the Human Rights workers,
(c) the interaction between beneficiaries and Human Rights workers, and
(d) the ways the wider contexts impact on these interactions. In effect, it explores the psychosocial parameters not only of the human rights violations but also (and mainly) of the way professionals tend to address these violations.
By the end of the module students should be able to:
1. become aware of the importance of considering the psychosocial perspectives of the practice of Human Rights
2. become familiar with the overall issues, debates and literature related to the Psychosocial Perspectives on Human Rights
3. develop a systematic understanding of the 'victim, perpetrator, rescuer' triangle
4. develop a systematic understanding of the complexity of issues related to the 'trauma' discourse
5. acquire a working knowledge of the epistemological issues concerning the interaction between intrapsychic, interpersonal and socio-political realms
6. appreciate the psychosocial complexities involved in assisting survivors of human rights violations.
No additional information available.
This module is delivered through 9 lectures and one field trip to Hatton Cross Asylum Tribunal. A range of material will be presented to students within lecturers, including film clips, oral history recordings, newspaper articles, cartoons and pictures and students will be encouraged to ask questions, contribute to lively group discussion and share reflections on their own experiences if they wish. The visit to Hatton Cross is an important element of the learning for this module and provides students with a special opportunity to observe proceedings within a real asylum tribunal with the opportunity to ask questions to experts following observation of tribunal cases and gain insight into how UK asylum seeker legal processes work
This module does not appear to have any essential texts. To see non - essential items, please refer to the module's
reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Coursework weighting |
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Zibiah Loakthar, email: z.loakthar@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Zibiah Loakthar
Student Administrator 5A.202; Tel: 01206 873745; Email: ppspgt@essex.ac.uk
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Dr Ana Ljubinkovic
California State University
Lecturer in Sociology
Available via Moodle
Of 16 hours, 16 (100%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.
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