| Course Title: Thinking With Animals |
| Start Date: 09/04/2019 End Date: 12/17/2019 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2019 |
| Description: From the ancient world to the present day, animals have been captive to the demands of human exceptionalism. Evolutionary theorists, along with critical thinkers from a growing number of disciplines, have interrogated the human-animal binary, asking difficult and provocative questions about the nature of life and the politics of being. In this course, first- year students will explore these issues from a variety of perspectives, revisiting their own assumptions and experiences as they discover works of art and literature that engage directly with animal presence and absence. Special attention will be paid to the discourse of species as it intersects with other forms of difference. |
| Distribution(s): NO - Meets No Distrib. Rqmt , FY - First-Year Seminar , WI - Writing-Intensive |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Erika Rundle | erundle@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/04/2019 - 12/17/2019 | Seminar | Tuesday and Thursday | 11:30AM - 12:45PM | SHTK - Shattuck Hall | 319 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| FYSEM0001 | First-Year Seminar | This is a First-Year Seminar. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 16 | Enrollment: 16 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Thinking Through Animals: Identity, Difference, Indistinction Author: Calarco, Matthew Copyright: 2015 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780804794046 Publisher: Stanford Briefs |
Required | 12.99 |
| Title: Far Away Author: Churchill, Caryl Copyright: 2001 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 1559361999 Publisher: Theatre Communications Group |
Required | 12.95 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: "Thinking Through Animals" is available for free as an e-book through the Mount Holyoke Library. There is no need to purchase a hard copy of the book unless you'd prefer one. |