| Course Title: Advanced Topics: 'Revolution and Change in the Age of Necropolitics' |
| Start Date: 09/07/2022 End Date: 12/20/2022 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2022 |
| Description: The "age of revolution" saw revolts in the Black Atlantic world: Americans rebelled against the British; Native Americans opposed white colonists; bourgeoisie vied for power against the aristocracy; women decried patriarchal imprisonment; Latin American creoles resisted Spanish imperialists; and slaves threw off their masters. This course considers these diverse narratives of revolution as a series of social, political, and philosophical movements to change "biopolitics" (control of life) and "necropolitics" (control via death). We will read revolutionary tracts, slave narratives, and abolitionary literature alongside critical theory to consider how these authors offer ways of living and surviving Western, racial imperialisms. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , MP - Multicultural Perspectives , SI - Speaking-Intensive , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Kate Singer | ksinger@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/07/2022 - 12/20/2022 | Seminar | Monday and Wednesday | 11:30AM - 12:45PM | SHTK - Shattuck Hall | 203 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: 8 credits combined in English, Critical Social Thought, history, or Africana Studies. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| meets English department 1700-1900 requirement |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| ENGL-389-01 Revolution&Change/Necropolit. |
| CST-349NC-01 Revolution&Change/Necropolit. |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 18 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Stella Author: Bergeaud, Émeric Copyright: 2015 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781479892402 Publisher: NYU Press |
Required | 26.00 |
| Title: Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts Author: Hall, Rebecca Copyright: 2022 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781982115197 Publisher: Simon and Schuster |
Required | 19.99 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |