"Race, Criminalization, and Biopower"
- Winter 2019

Meeting Time:
MW 8:30am - 10:20am
Location:
SMI 405
SLN:
12384
Instructor:
Additional Details:
Description: This course introduces students to theories of power over life itself—what contemporary thinkers often call “biopower.” It pays special attention to criminalization as a form of biopower and explores how discourses of the “criminal” produce and pathologize racial and sexual difference, marking some people as “deviant” and therefore subject to premature death. The course traces a genealogy of the theory of biopower in conjunction with readings of literary and cultural texts. Emphasis will be placed on developing theoretical understanding in and through the examination of particular historical moments across a range of periods and geographies. Assignments include several short papers and a final project.
I&S and VLPA credit
Catalog Description:
Examines a different subject or problem from a comparative framework. Satisfies the Gateways major/minor requirement. Offered: AWSp.
GE Requirements:
Individuals and Societies (I&S)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
August 2, 2019 - 9:11pm