Listed in: Political Science, as POSC-480
Formerly listed as: POSC-43 | POSC-80
Thomas L. Dumm (Section 01)
[PT] 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. This course fulfills the requirement for an advanced seminar in Political Science.
Limited to 20 students. Spring semester. Professor Dumm.
Section 01
M 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM CLAR 100
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Human Condition | Pearson Education | Hannah Arendt | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Society Must Be Defended | Univ. of Chicago Press | Michael Foucault | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Homo Sacer | Human Kinetics | Giorgio Agamben | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Commonwealth | Harvard Univ. Press | Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Bios | Roberto Esposito | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| World of Becoming | William Connolly | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| Human Dignity | Harvard Univ. Press | George Kateb | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Philosophy and Animal Life | Pearson Education | Stanley Cavell, Diamond, et al | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.