AMST 3785

AMST 3785

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2021-2022.

This course examines controversies in the theory and history of civil disobedience. Do citizens have obligations to obey unjust laws? Can law breaking ever be civil rather than criminal? Do disruptive protests endanger democracy or strengthen the rule of law? How do acts of protest influence public opinion and policy? How is the distinction between violence and nonviolence politically constructed and contested? We will study classical writings and contemporary scholarship in pursuit of answers to these questions and related debates concerning the rule of law, conscientious objection, the uses of civility and incivility, punishment and responsibility, as well as whistleblowing, direct action, strikes, sabotage, hacktivism, and rioting.

When Offered Fall.

Distribution Category (KCM-AS, ETM-AS, SSC-AS)

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: GOVT 3785PHIL 2945

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17363 AMST 3785   LEC 001

    • TR Milstein Hall 101
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Livingston, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17364 AMST 3785   DIS 201

    • M White Hall 110
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17365 AMST 3785   DIS 202

    • M White Hall 110
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17366 AMST 3785   DIS 203

    • F White Hall 106
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 17367 AMST 3785   DIS 204

    • F White Hall 110
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 20239 AMST 3785   DIS 205

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 20240 AMST 3785   DIS 206

    • F McGraw Hall 365
    • Aug 26 - Dec 7, 2021
    • Livingston, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person