Status
O
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
1
Title (text only)
American Polit Thought
Term
2021C
Syllabus URL
Subject area
PSCI
Section number only
001
Section ID
PSCI183001
Course number integer
183
Registration notes
Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen.
Humanities & Social Science Sector
Registration also required for Recitation (see below)
Humanities & Social Science Sector
Registration also required for Recitation (see below)
Meeting times
MW 10:15 AM-11:15 AM
Meeting location
COHN G17
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Loren C Goldman
Description
Whether America begins with the Puritans and the Mayflower Compact, or with the Declaration of Independence and the Revolution, it is founded in resistance to empire. In the generations between, Americans have desired, dreaded and debated empire. This course will focus on empire and imperialism in American political thought. We will read primary texts addressing empire: from the departure and dissent of the Puritans, and Burke's Speech on Conciliation with the Colonies, to twentieth and twenty-first century debates over America's role in the world. These texts will include political pamphlets and speeches, poetry, novels, policy papers and film.
Course number only
183
Use local description
No