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Karen T Litfin
POL S 398
Seattle Campus
Intensive and advanced studies in various aspects of political science. Open only to participants in the departmental Honors program.
Class description
Description: What are the qualities of personhood that facilitate transnational forms of political identity and action? In our current era of intensifying economic, ecological and cultural globalization, what might it mean to be a planetary citizen? And how would that relate to national allegiances, particularly for U.S. citizens? How do we cultivate those states of consciousness and ethical virtues that enable us to both grow inwardly and live responsibly in a global era? In this seminar, we will inquire collectively and individually into these questions, drawing from diverse fields of study as well as our own life experiences in order to trace the outlines of a global politics of meaning.
Student learning goals
General method of instruction
Recommended preparation
Text: Arundhati Roy, The Algebra of Infinite Justice; Paul Loeb, Soul of a Citizen; Daniel Quinn, Ishmael; Roger, Gottlieb, Spirituality of Resistance; Ken Wilber, Marriage of Sense and Soul; Dalai Lama, Ethics for a New Millennium
Class assignments and grading
Assignment: Students will write one short paper and one longer research paper.
