2023 Fall
RHETOR 158 001 - LEC 001
Advanced Problems in the Rhetoric of Political Theory
Technology and the Concept of the Political in the Automatic Age
David W Bates
Class #:30734
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Rhetoric
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
17
Enrolled: 18
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 35
Waitlist Max: 10
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 9 hours of outside work hours per week.
Final Exam
THU, DECEMBER 14TH
03:00 pm - 06:00 pm
Dwinelle 219
Other classes by David W Bates
Course Catalog Description
Close study of selected works of modern political theory, including debates over the nature and interpretation of political theory and the role of the political theorist. Specific themes and readings vary from year to year.
Class Description
This seminar-style class will take a close look at the relationship between technology and politics in the 20th and 21st centuries. We will begin with an intensive reading of two foundational thinkers — Hannah Arendt and Carl Schmitt — before tracking a number of approaches to the problem of technology. Readings will include themes such as war, violence, surveillance, and international order. We will end the class with Bruno Latour’s meditation on Gaia and the future of the earth in the Anthropocene.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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Associated Sections
None