Life and Death: Biopower and Necropower
SISP 320
Spring 2016
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01
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| Crosslisting:
SOC 320 |
| Certificates: Social, Cultural, and Critical Theory |
| Course Cluster: Disability Studies, Health Studies |
This seminar examines how science and technology shape the politics of life and death. From the moment of conception to the postmortem state and beyond, we will consider how science and technology have become handmaidens to life and death, impacting the social, legal, and ethical frameworks we use to define what constitutes the space between "alive" and "dead." Using theories of biopower and necropower as our guides, we will cover a diverse set of themes including sexual reproduction, birth, population, toxicity, decay, genocide, mortality, and the afterlife. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS SISP |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CSCT) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Less than 50% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Major readings by Michel Foucault, Thomas Lemke, Stephan Timmermans, Achile Mbembe, Georgio Agamben, Charis Thompson, Adriana Petryna, Laura Mamo, Mel Chen, and Melinda Cooper, and Sarah Franklin among others.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Short analytic essays, attendance and participation, oral dialogue sessions, final research paper |
| Instructor(s): Hatch,Anthony Ryan Times: .M..... 01:10PM-04:00PM; Location: ALLB004; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: 6 | JR major: 4 | | |
| Seats Available: -3 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 0 | FR: X |
| Web Resources: Syllabus |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 5 | 1st Ranked: 1 | 2nd Ranked: 2 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 1 |
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