Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2023

     

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PLST 317 001 (CRN: 24266)

IDEOLOGY AND ITS CRITIQUE

Long Title: IDEOLOGY AND ITS CRITIQUE
Department: Politics Law Social Thought
Instructor: Schwarz, Michael
Meeting: 2:00PM - 4:30PM W (9-JAN-2023 - 21-APR-2023) 
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
 
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 19
Section Enrolled: 9
Enrollment data as of: 23-OCT-2026 2:46AM
 
Additional Fees: None
 
Final Exam: Take-Home Exam
Final Exam Time:
28-APR-2023  
2:00PM - 5:00PM F
 
Description: The course is centered on three core questions: What constitutes an ideology or ideological form of understanding – beyond a set of idea(l)s or principles that form a “false consciousness”? How do (embodied) ideologies work in practice to perpetuate injustices? How can we effectively criticize ideologies without being ideological ourselves?