Political Theories of Labour and Work

3 credits

This course examines both canonical theories (eg. Smith, Locke, Marx, Weber) and critical scholarship on the politics of work and labour (eg. Arendt, Marcuse, Federici, Graeber, Weeks). Themes include the relationship between labour and property, waged labour, work as a vocation, gendered and racialized work, and labour migration. ***Prerequisite: Two PSCI courses at the 200 or 300 level or completion of 60 credit hours.***