Fall 2021 - HUM 360 D100

Special Topics: Great Themes in the Humanistic Tradition (4)

Class Number: 4464

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Thu, 5:30–9:20 p.m.
    Vancouver

  • Prerequisites:

    45 units.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

An interdisciplinary study of a selected theme that has made a lasting contribution to the humanistic tradition in more than one field of endeavour(e.g. philosophy, politics, literature,economics, religion). This course may be repeated once for credit. Students who have credit for a course with this content under another Humanities course may not take this course for further credit. Breadth-Humanities.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course will examine the intellectual roots of fascism by grounding it in conservative responses to the French Revolution and the European Enlightenment. It will focus, in particular, on three influential figures of the far-right in Germany: writer Ernst Jünger, political and legal theorist Carl Schmitt and philosopher, Martin Heidegger. The course will also pose the question of what comprises a properly “anti-fascist” philosophy by looking at the work of Theodor W. Adorno.

Grading

  • Essay 1 (10 pages) 20%
  • Essay 2 (12 pages) 25%
  • Participation 15%
  • Portfolio 40%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Jünger, Storm of Steel 978-1696237727

Schmitt, The Concept of the Political 978-0226738925

Wolin (ed.) The Heidegger Controversy XISBN: 9780262731010328

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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TEACHING AT SFU IN FALL 2021

Teaching at SFU in fall 2021 will involve primarily in-person instruction, with approximately 70 to 80 per cent of classes in person/on campus, with safety plans in place.  Whether your course will be in-person or through remote methods will be clearly identified in the schedule of classes.  You will also know at enrollment whether remote course components will be “live” (synchronous) or at your own pace (asynchronous).

Enrolling in a course acknowledges that you are able to attend in whatever format is required.  You should not enroll in a course that is in-person if you are not able to return to campus, and should be aware that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who may need class or exam accommodations, including in the context of remote learning, are advised to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as early as possible in order to prepare for the fall 2021 term.