| Course Title: Identity, Science, and the Politics of Difference |
| Start Date: 09/06/2023 End Date: 12/19/2023 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2023 |
| Description: What is an identity? Who gets to declare its "truth?" What role do science and social movements play in categorizing human beings? How has the notion of difference structured our modern political world? In pursuit of answers to these questions, we will explore the twists and turns of history that led us from oppressive race-based scientific ideas of the past century to today's celebration of "born this way" queer identities. We will also consider the role that ideas about "doubt" and "scientific uncertainty" play in conflicts over identity today. In all, we will interrogate the ethics of theories of difference as well as their impact on citizenship and equal rights. |
| 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 |
| Joanna Wuest | jwuest@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/06/2023 - 12/19/2023 | Seminar | Tuesday and Thursday | 10:30AM - 11:45AM | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory | 203 | 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: 14 | Enrollment: 17 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Is Science Racist? Author: Marks, Jonathan Copyright: 2017 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780745689227 Publisher: Wiley |
Required | 12.95 |
| Title: "They Say / I Say" Author: Graff, Gerald, and Cathy Birkenstein ( Copyright: 2021 Edition: 5th Volume: ISBN: 9780393538694 Publisher: W. W. & Norton |
Required | 30.00 |
| Title: Imbeciles THE SUPREME COURT, AMERICAN EUGENICS, AND THE STERILIZATION OF CA Author: Cohen, Adam Copyright: 2017 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780143109990 Publisher: Penguin Random House |
Required | 19.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |