Junior Colloquium: Contemporary Social and Political Theory
CSS 371
Spring 2014
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| Certificates: Social, Cultural, and Critical Theory |
This colloquium examines a number of major 20th-century social and political theorists. Thinkers might include Hannah Arendt, Jurgen Habermas, John Rawls, Franz Fanon, Ludwig Von Mises, Frank Knight, Milton Friedman, and Michel Foucault. The colloquium will be framed around some central concepts of social and political analysis within their historical context. Topic areas might include human rights, the public and private sphere, human action and social structure, freedom, and the nature of politics. In addition, the colloquium will explore the various ways the social sciences have employed key concepts and have interpreted the self-understanding of social actors. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS PHIL |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CSCT)(CSS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
TBA
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Examinations and Assignments:
TBA |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Prerequisites: (CSS220; CSS230; CSS240)
This course is the Junior Colloquium in the CSS, and is limited to CSS juniors. |
| Instructor(s): Fay,Brian C. Times: .M.W... 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: PAC136; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 30 | Permission of instructor approval will be granted by the instructor during pre-registration through the Electronic Portfolio. Click "Add to My Courses" and "To request a POI electronically, click here" to submit your request. |
| Web Resources: Syllabus |
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