| Course Title: Introduction to Political Ideas |
| Start Date: 09/07/2022 End Date: 12/20/2022 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2022 |
| Description: This course introduces students to the study of political thought, focusing on such concepts as freedom, power, equality, justice, and democracy. Over the course of the semester, students will develop a theoretical vocabulary with which to analyze both the history of political thought and contemporary politics. This course is writing-intensive; students will have the opportunity to rigorously analyze texts and hone their ability to write confidently and effectively. |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences , WI - Writing-Intensive |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Kevin Henderson | khenderson@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/07/2022 - 12/20/2022 | Lecture | Monday and Wednesday | 01:45PM - 03:00PM | DWGT - Dwight Hall | 101 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| CST0001 | CSTH: Critical Social Thought major | This course has been approved to count towards the Critical Social Thought major and minor. |
| CST0001 | CSTH: Critical Social Thought minor | This course has been approved to count towards the Critical Social Thought major and minor. |
| POLIT-THRY | POLIT-THRY: Politics - Theory subfield | This course has been approved to count towards the Theory subfield of the Politics major (100-200-level courses only) and minor (all courses). |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 28 | Enrollment: 23 | Available: 5 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Republic (trans. C.D.C. Reeve) Author: Plato, Copyright: 2004 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Hackett Publishing |
Required | 15.00 |
| Title: Utopia (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) Author: More, Thomas Copyright: 2016 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Cambridge University Press |
Required | 16.99 |
| Title: A Discourse on Inequality (Penguin Classics) Author: Rousseau, Jean-Jacques Copyright: 1985 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Penguin |
Required | 10.99 |
| Title: The Prince (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) Author: Machiavelli, Niccolo Copyright: 2019 Edition: 2nd Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Cambridge University Press |
Required | 14.99 |
| Title: The Communist Manifesto Author: Marx and Engles, Copyright: 2014 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: International Publishers Co |
Required | 3.00 |
| Title: Discipline & Punish: The Birth of the Prison Author: Foucault, Michel Copyright: 1995 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Vintage |
Required | 18.00 |
| Title: Are Prisons Obsolete? Author: Davis, Angela Copyright: 2003 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Seven Story Press |
Required | 15.95 |
| Title: Walled States, Waning Sovereignty Author: Brown, Wendy Copyright: 2017 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Zone Books |
Required | 18.95 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: Angela Davis's book is available as a free PDF online, but it is highly recommended you have a paper copy. Please get the editions and translations as listed here. Other translations will prevent you from taking part in active discussions during class and in referencing the common text during discussions. |