Biopolitics

Undergraduate

Biological life is now a target of local, national and global politics. This course examines the politicization of life in war, development, public health, resource management, human rights and international law. Relationships with sovereignty, markets, nature, technology and culture are also explored. Historical and contemporary texts are used to examine positive, negative and post-biopolitical futures. Prerequisite(s): POLS 1403 and third-year standing (i.e., >54h completed).