Fall 2016

Political Identities

Listed in: Political Science, as POSC-151

Formerly listed as: POSC-01

Faculty

Amrita Basu (Section 01)
Stephen E. Laizer (Section 01)

Description

[SC] The assertion of group identities, based on language, region, religion, race, gender, sexuality, and class, among other variables, has increasingly animated politics cross-nationally. However, the extent to which identities become politicized varies enormously across time and place. We will explore what it means to describe an identity as political. This exercise entails assessing the conditions under which states, civil societies, and political societies recognize certain identities while ignoring or repressing others. In other words, it entails analyzing the ways in which political processes make and remake identities. What do groups gain and lose from identity-based movements? And what are the broader implications of identity-based movements for democratic politics?

Limited to 18 students. Fall semester. Professor Basu.

If Overenrolled: Priority given to political science majors and seniors.

Offerings

2022-23: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Fall 2007, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016