| Course Title: Politics of the Self |
| Start Date: 09/07/2022 End Date: 12/20/2022 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2022 |
| Description: In an era where Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are ubiquitous, self-presentation is a constant concern and practice. What are the politics of self-presentation and -cultivation, if any? Do the choices we make about diet, how to dress, where to shop, and our friends have any political valence? To what extent can these choices be thought of as a form of resistance to popular culture in an era where rebellion is marketed to us? This course will probe these questions by considering the connections among self, appearances, discipline, and the way these are dependent upon the recognition of others. Readings will include the Stoics, American transcendentalists, Rousseau, Nietzsche, and Foucault. |
| 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 |
| Ali Aslam | aaslam@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/07/2022 - 12/20/2022 | Seminar | Tuesday and Thursday | 10:30AM - 11:45AM | CIRU - Ciruti | 109 | 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: 5 | Enrollment: 16 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Undrowned Author: Gumbs, Alexis Pauline Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781849353977 Publisher: AK Press |
Required | 15.00 |
| Title: How To Do Nothing Author: Odell, Jenny Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781612198552 Publisher: Melville |
Required | 17.00 |
| Title: Cancer Journals Author: Lorde, Audre Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780143135203 Publisher: Penguin |
Required | 12.00 |
| Title: Light in the Dark/Luz en lo Oscuro Author: Anzaluda, Gloria Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780822360094 Publisher: Duke UP |
Required | 20.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |
| Copies are on order at Odyssey |