GOVT 6202

GOVT 6202

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.

This course will explore the relationship between popular belief, political action, and the institutional deployment of social power. The class will be roughly divided in three parts, opening with a discussion of how the material world influences the culture of a society. The middle section will connect culture to political ideology, including symbolism and the construction of group identity. The last part of the course will consider ways in which cultural symbols and ideology can be manipulated in order to legitimate government authority. We will then, coming full circle, trace how political regimes can influence the social practices from which culture originates.

When Offered Fall.

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: AMST 6202ANTHR 6102HIST 6202

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17571 GOVT 6202   SEM 101

    • F Olin Library 403
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Bensel, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  • 19771 GOVT 6202   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
    • Bensel, R

  • Instruction Mode: Independent Studies