PLT1070

Modernity in crisis: citizenship, democracy and identity

(ART)

Gillian Robinson

6 points + 3 hours per week + First semester + Clayton

Synopsis: A study of the ideas and practices of Western societies and of the various logics of modernity in the context of the contemporary nation-state. In particular the concepts of democracy, capitalism and industrialisation are analysed by asking questions about the universal values of freedom and life, and the categories of autonomy, gender and race.

Assessment: Essay (2500 words): 50% + Examination (2 hours): 50%