Introduction to Critical Theory (207-0-1)

Instructors

Mark Vinzenz Alznauer
847/491-2559
Kresge 3-417

Meeting Info

Tech Institute Lecture Room 2: Mon, Wed 2:00PM - 3:20PM

Overview of class

In this class, we will focus on the foundations of critical theory in the works of Marx, Nietzsche, Freud, and Weber, paying particular attention to the methods they deploy in the treatment of moral and religious phenomena. We will conclude with a section on Charles Mills and contemporary Critical Race Theory. Lectures will primarily involve a close analysis and discussion of the readings.

Learning Objectives

Familiarity with several crucial figures in the critical theory tradition.

Teaching Method

Lecture

Evaluation Method

Attendance
Papers
Quizzes
Final Paper

Class Materials (Required)

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, The Marx-Engels Reader, second edition, edited by Richard Tucker (Norton, 1978) ISBN-10: 9780393090406

Friedrich Nietzsche, 'On the Genealogy of Morality' and Other Writings: Revised Student Edition (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) [STUDENT EDITION] ISBN-10: 052169163X/ ISBN-13: 978-0521691635.

Sigmund Freud, Civilization and Its Discontents, edited by Todd Dufresne (Broadview Press) ISBN: 978-1-55481-140-3.

Class Notes

Final Paper

Class Attributes

Ethical and Evaluative Thinking Foundational Disci
Global Perspectives on Power, Justice, and Equity
Ethics & Values Distro Area

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: Pre-registration -- Reserved for Comparative Literature students.

Associated Classes

DIS - Kresge Centennial Hall 2-430: Mon 4:00PM - 4:50PM

DIS - Kresge Centennial Hall 2-430: Wed 4:00PM - 4:50PM

DIS - Locy Hall 106: Fri 3:00PM - 3:50PM

DIS - Parkes Hall 215: Fri 2:00PM - 2:50PM

DIS - Parkes Hall 214: Fri 10:00AM - 10:50AM

DIS - Parkes Hall 215: Fri 11:00AM - 11:50AM