PSC 438 - Postmodern Theory: Politics and Possibility

Institution:

University of Illinois at Springfield

Subject:

Political Science

Description:

By the 20th century, understandings of truth, reality, and history were shaken to their core. Philosophy had to come to terms with Marx, Nietzsche, and psychoanalysis. What does it mean to “be political” without certain knowledge of truth, reality, and history? What is politically possible in light of postmodernism?

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.uis.edu

Phone Number:

(217) 206-6600

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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