This course is for students in the Business and Society program. It investigates the intersection of business practices and systemic bias against marginalized groups - in particular visible minorities and women in the global economy.
This course explores the implications of "reconciliation" between settlers and those peoples colonized by them. To understand "reconciliation" we begin with recognition of the scope and nature of colonialism. Students will delve deeper into theoretical conceptions of colonialism and neo-colonialism, and to apply these theoretical constructs to case studies drawn from the Americas and around […]
This course examines the body as a site through which modern forms of power are enacted and contested. Drawing on a range of interdisciplinary approaches and critical social theory, the course explores interconnections between bodies, power, and the state, and the institutional, socio-cultural, and individual practices that (re)produce inequitable social relations linked to class, gender, […]
Disabled and racialized groups share common historical experiences of genocide, forced sterilization, and residential segregation. However, analogies are inadequate in explaining why racial groups, particularly indigenous, have much higher rates of disability and why 85% of the disabled are in the global south. Using an intersectional approach, this course explores how disability and race are […]
This course examines the role of technology in social movements since the 1960s. It takes an interdisciplinary approach combining theories from anthropology, science and technology studies, political science, sociology, geography, communication and cultural studies. Some of the movements and topics covered include: Civil Rights, Zapatistas, anti-globalization, Students for Free Culture, culture jamming, Fair Trade, surveillance, […]
The content of this special topics course varies from year to year. Please consult the Program’s website for detailed information.
This course examines the representation of climate change in journalism, science, art, education and popular culture. We do so by grappling with two central questions: How is climate change represented for the public? How effective are climate change communicators at enhancing public awareness of the issues at stake and at cultivating action?
The content of this special topics course varies from year to year. Please consult the Program’s website for detailed information.
The course develops a conception of "political economy" as a "moral science" through study of the economics of Karl Marx and John Maynard Keynes. It also explores the relation of the conception to German idealist philosophy and psychoanalytic psychology.
The course aims to compare and contrast the social and political ideas of East Asian and Western thought in both ancient and contemporary perspectives. It examines classical Chinese thinkers such as Laozi, Zhuangzi, and Confucius alongside Greek thinkers Heraclitus, Plato, and Socrates through a close textual analysis of selections of their most relevant writings. Through […]