Listed in: Political Science, as POSC-480
Thomas L. Dumm (Section 01)
A consideration of twentieth- and twenty-first-century Western political theory. Topics to be considered include the fate of modernity, identity and difference, power, representation, freedom, and the state. This year’s readings may include works by the following authors: Freud, Weber, Benjamin, Heidegger, Arendt, Derrida, Foucault, Berlin, Butler, Connolly, and Agamben.
Requisite: At least one POSC course (200 level or above).
Limited to 20 students. Spring semester. Professor Dumm.
How to handle overenrollment: Priority will be given to seniors, then juniors, then to sophomores and 5-college students.
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, readings, independent research, oral presentations.
Section 01
W 2:00 PM - 4:45 PM CLAR 100
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homo sacer : sovereign power and bare life | Grove Press | Giorgio Agamben | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| The Human Condition | The University of Chicago Press | Hannah Arendt | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Vibrant matter : a political ecology of things | Princeton University Press | Jane Bennett | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Facing the planetary : entangled humanism and the politics of swarming | Princeton University Press | William E. Connolly | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| The History of Sexuality, Vol. 1: An Introduction | Vintage Books | Michel Foucault | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society | Beacon Press | Herbert Marcuse | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| 24/7: Late Capitalism and the Ends of Sleep | Verso | Jonathan Crary | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Political Theology: Four Chapters on the Concept of Sovereignty | University of Chicago Press | Carl Schmitt | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.