Listed in: Political Science, as POSC-205
Thomas L. Dumm (Section 01)
This course is an exploration of the political form of the modern state known as fascism. We will examine fascism’s roots in political economy, war, ascriptive group identity, legislative and executive forms, political parties, and social movements, paying special attention to how it has been theorized as it emerged during the twentieth century in Europe, and its current resurgence as an idea and practice in Europe and the United States in the twenty first. Among the authors we may read will be Hannah Arendt, Theodor Adorno, Karl Polanyi, Ernst Cassirer, Franz Neumann, Carl Schmitt, Adolf Hitler, Walter Benjamin, Filippo Marinetti, Richard Hofstadter, Sheldon Wolin, Steven Bannon, Judith Butler, and William Connolly..
Spring semester. Professor Dumm.
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Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: Emphasis on written work and readings.
Section 01
Tu 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM CONV 108
Th 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM CONV 108
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspirational Fascism: The Struggle for Multifaceted Democracy under Trumpism | University of Minnesota Press | William E. Connolly | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| The Origins of Totalitarianism | Nabu Press 2011 | Hannah Arendt | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| War for Eternity: Inside Bannon's Far-Right Circle of Global Power Brokers | Dey Street Books | Benjamin R Teitelbaum | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America | Harvard University Press | Kathleen Belew | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| The crisis of parliamentary democracy | MIT Press | Carl Schmitt | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| On tyranny : twenty lessons from the twentieth century | Tim Duggan Books | Timothy Snyder | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.