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1.25 Credits
Examines Marx's use of his sources in political philosophy and political economy to develop a method for analyzing the variable ways in which social change is experienced as a basis for social action. Provides a similar analysis of contemporary materials. Contrasts and compares Marxian critiques of these materials and readings based on Nietzsche, psychonalysis, cultural studies, and rational choice materialsim. (Also offered as Legal Studies 106. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to politics and Latin American and Latino studies/politics combined majors during priority enrollment only. The Staff
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1.25 Credits
What are the continuing relationships between victims, perpetrators, and beneficiaries of a past that is recognized as evil Focus on contrast between the competing moral logics of struggle and reconciliation, and various rationales for allowing beneficiaries to keep their gains in order to bring closure to the past. Theoretical perspectives drawn from law, philosophy, theology, and psychoanalysis. (Also offered as Legal Studies 107. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to politics and Latin American and Latino studies/politics combined majors during priority enrollment only. R. Meister
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1.25 Credits
Focuses on reading texts written by Milton and Dante, including Paradise Lost and Purgatorio. Topics of political theology, medieval and reformation Christian thought and related historical studies are examined. Enrollment restricted to politics majors. R. Meister
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1.25 Credits
Studies "Orientalism" as a concept of political theory and as a historical practice. Considers how "Western" views of the peoples, cultures, and governments of 'the East" influenced political, intellectual, and aesthetic projects of the 18th and 19th centuries, with attention to the themes of colonialism, nationalism, language, and gender. Also considers Orientalism as a subject of post-colonial thought. Prerequisite(s): course 105A, or 105B, or 105C, or 105D; or by permission of instructor. Enrollment restricted to politics majors. M. Thomas
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1.25 Credits
Examines current problems in law as it intersects with politics and society. Readings are drawn from legal and political philosophy, social science, and judicial opinions. (Also offered as Legal Studies 110. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to politics, legal studies, and Latin American and Latino studies/politics combined majors during priority enrollment only. The Staff
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1.25 Credits
An introduction to constitutional law, emphasizing equal protection and fundamental rights as defined by common law decisions interpreting the 14th Amendment, and also exploring issues of federalism and separation of powers. Readings are primarily court decisions; special attention given to teaching how to interpret, understand, and write about common law. (Formerly Problems in Constitutional Law.) ( Also offered as Legal Studies 111A. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to politics and Latin American and Latino studies/ politics combined majors during priority enrollment only. The Staff
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1.25 Credits
Interdisciplinary approach to study of law in its relation to category "women" and production of gender. Considers various materials including critical race theory, domestic case law and international instruments, representations of law, and writings by and on behalf of women living under different forms of legal control. Examines how law structures rights, offers protections, produces hierarchies, and sexualizes power relations in both public and intimate life. (Also offered as Feminist Studies 112. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to politics, feminist studies, legal studies, and Latin American and Latino studies/politics combined majors during priority enrollment only. G. Dent
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1.25 Credits
A course on Green political thought and practice, the origins and content of ecological politics, ethics, and political economy. Asks whether they offer a "realistic" alternative to neo-liberalism and other political ideologies. Enrollment restricted to politics and Latin American and Latino studies/politics combined majors during priority enrollment only. R. Lipschutz
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1.25 Credits
Examines how ideas about labor, rights, exchange, capital, consumption, the state, production, poverty, luxury, morality, procreation, and markets were imbricated in political-economic discourse from 1690-1936. Readings include Locke, Rosseau, Smith, Malthus, Hegel, Marx, Lenin, and Keynes. Particular focus given to theoretical origins of and justifications for property and implications of economic interdependence for politics. Prerequisite(s): course 105B, 105C, or 120C. Enrollment restricted to politics and Latin American and Latino studies/ politics combined majors during priority enrollment only. D. Mathiowetz
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1.25 Credits
Explores legal systems and legal rules around the world, for a better understanding of the factors that have shaped both legal growth and legal change. Particular attention given to differences between common and civil law systems, changes brought about by the European Union, and expansion of legal norms around the globe. (Also offered as Legal Studies 116. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to politics and Latin American and Latino studies/politics combined majors during priority enrollment only. The Staff
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