2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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PHIL 305 - Special Topics in Philosophy


CR: 3
Prerequisite: One PHIL course. A detailed study of a significant philosophical topic not otherwise represented in the philosophy curriculum (e.g., Philosophy of Race, Bioethics, Philosophy of Science, Political Economy, American Philosophy, Cultural and Media Studies, Metaphysics and Epistemology, Philosophy and Film, Philosophy of Language). Topics will vary by semester. Topic for Spring 2019: “Philosophy of Race.” A detailed philosophical examination of the concept, historical formation, and social reality of race, raciality, and racism. Possible questions to be explored include the following: is the category of race biologically determined, socially (historically, politically, culturally) constructed, or both? What is the meaning of this concept of race, and what role does it play in individual and collective identity formation? What role is played by cultural and artistic expresion in the lived experience of raciality? What is the historical relationship between race and power? Is racism best understood as a kind of personal attitude, emotion, and belief, or rather as a structural and systematic phenomenon? How can racism best be resisted or diminished? What are the relations betwen race and ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality? How do race and racism function outside the United States and in contexts that go beyond the black-white dichotomy? Course may be repeated for credit when content is different. V.4, V.5



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