"Unmaking" the Modern World: the Psychology, Politics, and Economics of the Self

Undergraduate Prerequisites: First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., CASCC 101 or WR 120). - Confronting the legacy of Enlightenment philosophy in the modern era, students encounter the postmodern psychological, political, and economic theories that expose the paradoxes behind freedom and individual rights ideologies framing slavery, colonialism, ethno-nationalism, capitalist exploitation, sexism, and institutional racism. This course works well as a companion to CASCC 221. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Critical Thinking, Philosophical Inquiry and Life's Meanings, Social Inquiry 2.