| Course Title: Advanced Topics in Politics: 'Pandemic Politics: Thinking Through the HIV/AIDS Crisis' |
| Start Date: 01/23/2023 End Date: 05/08/2023 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2023 |
| Description: The COVID-19 pandemic and global monkeypox outbreak demonstrate that all health crises are also political crises. Yet, there are clear parallels between these contemporary crises and a crisis that has been raging since 1981: the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. The same political failures, systemic vulnerabilities, and disparities in testing and treatment of the last four decades are like a loud, broken record on repeat today. Yet, the HIV/AIDS crisis also produced new social movements, gave birth to queer theory, dramatically changed public health policy, and inspired an explosion of activist art. In this course, we will explore the political thought generated by the HIV/AIDS crisis, especially through film, histories, legal studies, and the arts. |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences , SI - Speaking-Intensive , TP - Topics Course |
| 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 |
| 01/23/2023 - 05/08/2023 | Seminar | Wednesday | 07:15PM - 10:05PM | SKNR - Skinner Hall | 216 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: 8 credits in Politics. | Take previously | Required |
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| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 17 | Available: 1 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York Author: Schulman, Sarah Copyright: 2021 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781250849120 Publisher: Picador |
Required | 22.00 |
| Title: Close to the Knives: A Memoir of Disintegration Author: Wojnarowicz, David Copyright: 1991 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780679732273 Publisher: Vintage |
Required | 17.00 |
| Title: The Viral Underclass: The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide Author: Thrasher, Steven Copyright: 2022 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781250796639 Publisher: Celadon Books |
Required | 29.99 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |