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LALS 194FDigital Investigations and Human Rights Witnessing

5 creditsGE PE-TUndergraduateStudent Option

Explores issues of ethics, power, and social inequalities as it relates to technology and human rights. Using the concept of human rights witnessing, the course considers social inequalities in the digital realm, the impact on well-being resulting from the work of digital human rights investigators, and explores how our everyday lives have been deeply impacted by social media and digital technologies.

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): LALS 100, LALS 100A, and LALS 100L. Concurrent enrollment in LALS 194L required. Enrollment is restricted to junior and senior Latin American and Latino studies majors and combined majors.

  • Please contact lalsadvising@ucsc.edu for a permission number to enroll in the course.

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When it runs

Fall 2026Open Fall 2026

SectionTypeWhenWhereInstructorSeats
01Seminar
Tue Thu 11:40am–1:15pm
Merrill Acad 134S. M. FalconOpen 11/18

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