A History of Civil Disobedience
COL 109
Fall 2011
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01
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| Crosslisting:
PHIL 224 |
This course will explore some classic readings on civil disobedience and nonviolent political resistance in literature and philosophy. We will examine connections between some key moments in the history of intellectual thought in 4th to 5th-century BCE Athens and in the 19th to 20th centuries. The lives of Socrates, Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, Jr., will be the focus of our study, though we will also read works of Greek tragedy (Sophocles), comedy (Aristophanes), and history (Thucydides), and writings by Thoreau, Tolstoy, and Orwell from the modern period. The course will conclude by examining the use and relevance of civil disobedience in the 21st century. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Effective Citizenship, Ethical Reasoning |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA COL |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (PHIL)(PHIL-Philosophy)(PHIL-Social Jus) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 | | Special Attributes: FYI |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Sophocles, ANTIGONE
Thucydides, excerpts from HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR
Aristophanes, LYSISTRATA, CLOUDS
Plato, APOLOGY, CRITO
Thoreau, selected writings
Tolstoy, LETTER TO A HINDU, and excerpts from THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS WITHIN YOU
Gandhi, excerpts from HIND SWARAJ and THE STORY OF MY EXPERIMENTS WITH TRUTH
Orwell, REFLECTIONS ON GANDHI
Martin Luther King, Jr., LETTER FROM BIRMINGHAM JAIL, and selected writings
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Examinations and Assignments:
Two papers and weekly reading assignments |
| Instructor(s): Irani,Tushar Times: ..T.R.. 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: BTFDA413; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: -1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: 19 |
| Web Resources: Syllabus |
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