Listed in: Political Science, as POSC-238
Lorne Falk (Section 01)
In the 1990s, the importance of ethical exploration in cultural production was often described as a shift from the representation of politics to the politics of representation. More recently, Canadian cultural theorist and psychoanalyst Jeanne Randolph has explored how we ethically act while participating in a culture of abundance, opulence, and consumerism. This course will explore ethics as a subject in the work of contemporaries across different media and disciplines, and across different cultures. It will consider ethical imagining as a cultural practice—how the imagination is elusive, contingent, yet exceedingly precious, and how it helps us understand changes in human relations that have evolved with twentieth century and twenty-first century materialism. Readings include: Giorgio Agamben, Jane Bennett, Jane Blocker, Octavia Butler, Ann Cvetkovich, Jean-François Lyotard, Kevin Quashie, and Jeanne Randolph.
Limited to 24 students. Fall semester. Visiting Lecturer Falk.
Section 01
Tu 08:00 PM - 09:20 PM ONLI ONLI
Th 08:00 PM - 09:20 PM ONLI ONLI
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seeing witness: visuality and the ethics of testimony | Univ Of Minnesota Press | Jane Blocker | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Parable of the sower | Grand Central Publishing | Octavia E. Butler | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| The sovereignty of quiet : beyond resistance in black culture. | Rutgers University Press | Kevin Quashie | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.