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Class number:
2787
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Title: Colonization and the Canon |
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Department: Political Science |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Lecture |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 25 |
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Current enrollment: 17 |
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Available seats: 8 |
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Start date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 |
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End date: Thursday, December 21, 2023 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: TR: 2:55PM-4:10PM, LSC - 138-9 |
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Instructor(s): Salgado, Gabriel |
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Prerequisite(s): This course is not open to seniors. |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Social Sciences Requirement |
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Note: 13 seats reserved for first year students, 9 seats for sophomores, and 3 seats for juniors who have declared a POLS major. This course is not open to seniors. |
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Note: This course is Methodologically Focused |
Course Description:
What impact have conquest and colonization had on modern political
thought? How did European thinkers describe Indigenous peoples, and how
did they deploy the figure of "the native" in their works? In this course, we
will take a critical approach to canonical thinkers such Hobbes, Locke, and
Rousseau by focusing on how they approached issues of colonialism and
Indigeneity. Drawing on contemporary scholarship, we will explore how
prominent issues in modern political thought (including theories of freedom,
the social contract, natural law, progress, and individual rights) look different
from vantage points outside of Europe. |