Addiction Politics

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

Alcohol, 420, opioids: For centuries, societies have struggled with various forms of addiction. In this course, we will discuss how different cultures in the past have conceptualized states of intoxication and analyze how modern nation-states have attempted to regulate the use of (illegal) drugs. Students will create academic posters in which they illustrate and examine, for example, government measures against addiction and their impact on those affected within a temporal and spatial context of their choice and present their findings in class.