Listed in: Political Science, as POSC-255
Monique Roelofs (Section 01)
Day-to-day experiences of the lovely, the playful, the zany, the uncanny, and the mysterious encode an intricate sociality and politics. This course explores their potentialities and powers of these experiences. How do these experiences animate society and mesh with elements of critical reason, performance, and the market? What alternative kinds of pleasure and desire come to light? What other categories are urgent today? Readings in contemporary political and aesthetic theory in multiple traditions. Students will be invited to delve into the politics of their favorite categories in their work for the course.
Fall semester. Karl Loewenstein Fellow Roelofs.
Section 01
Tu 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM CLAR 100
Th 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM CLAR 100
This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irony in the age of empire : comic perspectives on democracy and freedom | Indiana University Press | Cynthia Willett | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Family Ties - translated with an introduction by Giovanni Pontiero | University of Texas Press | Clarice Lispector | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Our aesthetic categories : zany, cute, interesting | Harvard University Press | Sianne Ngai | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Ornamentalism | Oxford University Press | Anne Anlin Cheng | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| The Sovereignty of Quiet: Beyond Resistance in Black Culture | Rutgers University Press | Kevin Quashie | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| In Search of Duende | New Directions | Federico Garcia Lorca | This book is optional to purchase | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.