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Class number:
3376
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Title: Assembling “The People” |
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Department: First Year Sem & Colloq |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: Yes |
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Grading Basis: Graded |
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Units: 1.00 |
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Current enrollment: 16 |
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Available seats: 0 |
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Start date: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 |
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End date: Wednesday, December 23, 2026 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: TR: 1:30PM-2:45PM, HHN - 105 |
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Instructor(s): Litvin, Boris |
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Prerequisite(s): Only first-year students are eligible to enroll in this class. |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets FirstYr Seminar Requirement |
Course Description:
This course investigates "the people" as a central concept in democratic life. What does it mean for the people to come together - and why do they fail to do so? What assumptions do we make about the people - and how might we question them? What does it mean to say the people are empowered? In what ways does this term get misused and manipulated - and what can democracies do about that? To answer these questions, we will bring together different perspectives on popular mobilization and civic engagement from political science, philosophy, literature, and political activism. |