The virtual human rights library brings together resources from multiple libraries and information services, both internal and external, to create an online hub dedicated to the study of human rights. This curation is unique in its interdisciplinary concerns and focuses on writings and research from social sciences, humanities, and law.
The virtual library is continually updated with the latest academic research in issue areas, as well as with relevant films, recorded conversations, and other forms of media.
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Atul Gawande "The Cost Conundrum" (The New Yorker, 2009)
What a Texas town can teach us about health care.
Eleanor Maticka-Tyndale "Twenty Years in the AIDS Pandemic: A Place for Sociology" Current sociology 49, no. 6 (2001): 13-21.
This article addresses AIDS as a pandemic of changing social conditions. It reviews the form and consequences of several persistent responses to AIDS (denial, marginalization and urgency) both from within the context of the epidemic in North America and globally...
James Hamblin "You're Likely to Get the Coronavirus" (The Atlantic, 2020)
Most cases are not life-threatening, which is also what makes the virus a historic challenge to contain.
Please Note:
While the Virtual Library is now live for use, we are still working to update its contents and improve its functionality.
It is usable by all visitors, but the hyperlinks to materials listed are for UChicago community members with a CNet ID and password.
Please direct feedback and suggestions to Kathleen Cavanaugh.
For technical assistance, email pozenhumanrights @ uchicago.edu.