French Existentialism and Marxism
HIST 383
Fall 2022
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01
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| Crosslisting:
RL&L 383 |
| Course Cluster and Certificates: Social, Cultural, and Critical Theory Certificate |
This course is a study of French thinkers of the 20th century who challenged and reevaluated the principles upon which Western society was based, with an emphasis on the problems and theories concerning the standards of moral action, the nature of political knowledge, political engagement, ethical relativity, free will, and determination. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CIVI-MN)(CSCT)(FRST-MN)(FRST)(HIST-MN)(HIST)(STS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Hegel, PHENOMENOLOGY OF MIND (selections)
Marx, THE GERMAN IDEOLOGY (selections)
Nietzsche, BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL (selections), GENEALOGY OF MORALS
Sartre, BEING AND NOTHINGNESS (selections), EXISTENTIALISM IS A HUMANISM; REFLECTIONS ON THE JEWISH QUESTION (translated as ANTI-SEMITE AND JEW), BLACK ORPHEUS, NO EXIT
Merleau-Ponty, HUMANISM AND TERROR
Fanon, THE WRETCHED OF THE EARTH; BLACK SKINS, WHITE MASKS (selections)
Cesaire, DISCOURSE ON COLONIALISM
Senghor, SELECTED POETRY
Camus, THE STRANGER, THE REBEL
Breton, SURREALISM (selections)
Gide, THE IMMORALIST
De Beauvoir, THE SECOND SEX
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Examinations and Assignments:
Three papers of approximately 2, 4 and 8 pages |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
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| Instructor(s): Holmes,Oliver W. Times: .M.W... 02:50PM-04:10PM; Location: SCIE201; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 3 | JR major: 4 | | |
| Seats Available: 13 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 4 | SO: 5 | FR: X |
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