Topical Seminar in Asian Humanities (492-0-20)

Topic

Human/Non-Human/Posthuman

Instructors

Corey Byrnes
847/467-3314
1880 Campus Drive, Kresge Hall, Office 4-548
Office Hours: Varies quarter to quarter, please check with instructor.

Meeting Info

Kresge 4438 Asian LC Sem Rm: Tues 2:00PM - 4:50PM

Overview of class

AY25: This seminar considers the legacy of the idea of "the human" and the ideology of humanism as it originates in early modern European thought and through its encounter with other places, other people, and other forms of matter. It offers students a concentrated introduction to key texts and trends in humanist thought, animal studies, posthumanism, new materialism, and other fields. It also considers these theoretical texts in light of "non-European" literary and cultural sources, particularly from Sinophone contexts.

Teaching Method

Discussion

Evaluation Method

Presentations
Final Essay

Class Materials (Required)

TBD