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Apr 25, 2024
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POLS 4710 - Contemporary Radical and Critical Theories
Examines contemporary political and social theories that have been critical of historically hegemonic ideas and regimes. Begins with theories that assume a relationship between knowledge and power, and also between theory and practice. Includes expansive concepts of politics that go beyond government. Theories such as Marxism, psychoanalysis, structuralism and post-structuralism, deconstruction, feminism, anarchism, animal rights, critical race theory and postcolonial theory may be examined.
Requisites: POLS 2700
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes: - Students should be able to interpret complex texts in political and social theory.
- Students should be able to understand the leading contemporary theories and be able to incorporate them into their thinking about politics.
- Students should understand that politics exists beyond electoral and governmental conceptualizations.
- Students should understand the relationship between knowledge and power.
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