CHID 250 C: Special Topics: Introduction to the History of Ideas

Spring 2020
Meeting:
MW 8:30am - 10:20am / MGH 251
SLN:
12147
Section Type:
Lecture
Instructor:
"POLITICAL PRISONERS AND PRISON NOTEBOOKS" (VLPA, W CREDIT) HOW DOES SOMEONE BECOME A "POLITICAL PRISONER"? HOW HAS THIS TERM BEEN DEPLOYED DIFFERENTLY ACROSS TIME AND TO WHAT ENDS? HOW IS IT RACIALIZED AND GENDERED? THIS COURSE EXPLORES HISTORIES OF POLITICAL STRUGGLE IN THE UNITED STATES FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF POLITICAL PRISONERS THEMSELVES. IT PAYS PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE REPRESSIVE FUNCTION OF POLITICAL IMPRISONMENT AS WELL AS THE DISRUPTIVE POTENTIAL OF CLAIMING THE STATUS OF "POLITICAL PRISONER" FOR RADICAL PURPOSES. A CORE OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE IS TO EXAMINE WRITINGS BY POLITICAL PRISONERS IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND HOW THESE WRITERS HAVE THEORIZED HISTORY, POLITICS, STATE POWER, RACISM, REVOLUTION, AND CULTURE.
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)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
February 6, 2025 - 8:03 pm