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’... breaks new ground in thinking about human rights through discourse and network theory, rather than as a matter of philosophy, history, or law. It is, in that way, likely to be a unique and important contribution to the study of human rights in the humanities. At the same time, the way it uses human rights case studies is likely to reflect back upon discourse theory and literary and cultural studies, resuscitating viable notions of agency and liberatory network power in fields that have been dominated by negative visions of human capacity and moral action.’ James Dawes, Macalester College, author of Evil Men

'... breaks new ground in thinking about human rights through discourse and network theory, rather than as a matter of philosophy, history, or law. It is, in that way, likely to be a unique and important contribution to the study of human rights in the humanities. At the same time, the way it uses human rights case studies is likely to reflect back upon discourse theory and literary and cultural studies, resuscitating viable notions of agency and liberatory network power in fields that have been dominated by negative visions of human capacity and moral action.' James Dawes, Macalester College, author of Evil Men

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Lena Khor is Assistant Professor of English at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, USA, where she teaches courses on postcolonial studies, globalization, and human rights. Her research interests include human rights and humanitarian discourses, globalization processes, and contemporary World Anglophone literature.

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