POLS 101 - Politics and Literature

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Virginia Wesleyan University

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Description:

Offers a non-technical, literary path to the exploration of the human experience and the role that politics plays in that experience. Through readings and discussions, of classical utopian and dystopian novels, students explore arguments addressing such topics as the substance and plasticity of human nature; the role of political and economic environments in shaping human behavior; the characteristics of the good society and the best state; the perils of fanaticism, and the dangers inherent in the quest for power, security, civilized life and the perfect society. Assigned books include Utopia, The Isle of Pines, Looking Backwards, News from Nowhere, We, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Island and Walden Two. Offered each fall.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.vwu.edu

Phone Number:

(757) 455-3200

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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