Inside the Mind of Terror: A Historical Journey Through Political Violence

Undergraduate credit

The use of the word terrorism to describe a range of violent acts in the modern age has rendered the term's utility in thinking about any particular event or incident problematic. This course will examine the choice to employ political violence in the modern age by both state and non-state actors to understand how these choices shift in intention and consequence. This course will rely on case studies and primary materials. Participants will be required through the writing assignments to take on the role of an analyst to examine in-depth a topic of interest developed over the course of the entire term.