Political Repression and Resistance

Recommendations: Sophomore standing. Examines different forms of political repression and resistance, with particular attention to current events in the US and across the world. We will explore the many ways that that states and non-state armed actors (organized crime, guerrilla fighters, etc) try to control populations, as well as the strategies that different groups use to resist this control. As students learn theories and concepts on repression, violence and resistance, they will also be challenged to think about what is happening in the world around them, how to make sense of it, and what roles we each play in these complex and fraught political dynamics.