This course offers an investigation into several leading contemporary thinkers in Continental philosophy: Michel Foucault, Judith Butler, George Yancy, Giorgio Agamben, Linda Alcoff, Gayle Salamon, and more. The general theme of the course centers on these philosophers’ respective attempts to open up new ways of thinking about subjectivity, embodiment, rationality, gender, race, and citizenship that take into consideration the role of institutions such as language and social-political structures. Students critically analyze questions and ideas developed in the late 20th and early 21st centuries that Continental philosophers are working on right now. Prerequisites: One previous course in Philosophy.
- Teacher: Sally Fischer