Summer 2017 B-term
Meeting:
TWThF 1:10pm - 3:20pm / JHN 022
SLN:
10771
Section Type:
Lecture
Joint Sections:
AES 498 C , CMS 397 B
Instructor:
THE WIRE: SOCIAL SCIENCE FICTION
VLPA WRITING CREDIT
THE WIRE HAS BEEN WIDELY HERALDED
BY CRITICS AS ONE OF THE BEST
TELEVISION PROGRAMS EVER MADE. IT
HAS ALSO GAINED MUCH ATTENTION AND
PRAISE FROM SCHOLARS ACROSS THE
HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES FOR
ITS CRITIQUE OF INEQUALITY, THE
WAR ON DRUGS, AND THE POLITICS OF
RACE, GENDER AND SEXUALITY. THIS
SEMINAR SUGGESTS THAT THE
POPULARITY OF THE WIRE IS RELATED
TO THE THEORETICAL WORK THAT THE
PROGRAM PERFORMS.
YET, AS ALL WORKS OF THEORY, THE
WIRE ALSO HAS LIMITATIONS. VIEWING
THE WIRE SERIOUSLY AND CRITICALLY
AS A WORK OF THEORY, THIS SEMINAR
EXPLORES WHAT THEORY IS AND WHAT
ITS FUNCTION CAN AND SHOULD BE IN
THE WORLD.
Catalog Description:
Examines a different subject or problem from a comparative framework. Satisfies the Gateways major/minor requirement. Offered: AWSp.
GE Requirements Met:
Social Sciences (SSc)
Writing (W)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Suspended
Last updated:
July 9, 2025 - 2:21 pm