| Course Title: Topics in Religion: 'Colonialism Then and Now: Religion, Law, and Conquest' |
| Start Date: 01/23/2023 End Date: 05/08/2023 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2023 |
| Description: The conquests of 1492 cemented the theological and legal foundations for worlds of difference between and among individuals, cultures, and nation states. This course examines the ongoing historical and legal consequences of territorial conquests, the trans-Atlantic slave trade, political ideologies sustained by religious narratives of forging God's kingdom on earth, and anthropological theories of savage/civilized. In particular, students will explore the colonial legacies (coloniality) of "imperial religion" throughout the Americas and how they shape and impact, for example, conceptions of the human, gender, race, sexuality, religious practices and belonging, jurisprudence, sovereignty and citizenship, identities, and relations to the natural world and others. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , MP - Multicultural Perspectives , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Cesar Baldelomar | cbaldelomar@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/23/2023 - 05/08/2023 | Discussion | Monday and Wednesday | 07:15PM - 08:30PM | SKNR - Skinner Hall | 210 | 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. |
| LATAM0001 | LATAM: Latin American Studies major | This course has been approved to count towards the Latin American Studies major and/or minor. |
| LATAM0001 | LATAM: Latin American Studies minor | This course has been approved to count towards the Latin American Studies major and/or minor. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 16 | Available: 2 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Discourse on Colonialism Author: Césaire, Aime Copyright: 2000 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781583670255 Publisher: Monthly Review Press |
Required | 14.99 |
| Title: Beyond Man: Race, Coloniality, and Philosophy of Religion Author: Yountae and Craig, An and Eleanor Copyright: 2021 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781478014027 Publisher: Duke University Press |
Required | 27.95 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |