Virtual Culture and Politics

1 Credit · Level: Undergraduate

This one-credit class engages students in the Culture and Politics Program in a variety of online programming available during the COVID-19 pandemic. Students will participate in online events that are associated with the program. These range from book talks hosted by faculty, lectures hosted by Georgetown University, online theater or performances, as well as artistic works launched in virtual format. We will use these works as a starting point to examine how culture and politics are being transformed by the current crisis, as well as to engage pertinent themes to the major. These include analyzing how culture, power and knowledge intersect in the present moment. Students will be required to attend 10 online events and prepare a 250-500 word written response for each one.