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Introduces the gendered dimensions of war and its aftermath. Explores what gender might teach us about security and the dynamics of war and peace with a particular focus on the everyday and on the roles and experiences of women.

Examines Marx's use of his sources in political philosophy and political economy to develop a method for analyzing the variable ways in which social change is experienced as a basis for social action. Provides a similar analysis of contemporary materials. Contrasts and compares Marxian critiques of these materials and readings based on Nietzsche, psychoanalysis, cultural studies, and rational choice materialism.

Introduces a variety of critical and aesthetic theories and various ways in which aesthetics are mobilized politically. Students are challenged to consider the politics of aesthetics as well as the aesthetics of politics both theoretically and historically. Enrollment restricted to sophomore, junior, and senior art, critical race and ethnic studies, feminist studies, history of art and visual culture, history, legal studies, philosophy, and politics majors.

Studies Orientalism as a concept of political theory and as a historical practice. Considers how Western views of the peoples, cultures, and governments of 'the East influenced political, intellectual, and aesthetic projects of the 18th and 19th centuries, with attention to the themes of colonialism, nationalism, language, and gender. Also considers Orientalism as a subject of post-colonial thought.

Explores the evolution of queer theorizing and politics in the United States from Stonewall to the present day. Examines the changing definition of queer identity; the intersection of race, class, and sexuality in the modern gay rights movement; and the rifts within the queer community. Draws from political theory, autobiography, literature, film, and law.

Provides an understanding of political parties and elections. Topics include historical evolution of American political parties, their role in industrial development, public opinion, psychological determinants of voting behavior, information transmission in mass democracies, and media bias.

Examines legal regulation of international violent conflict. Students examine development of normative standards within international law and creation of institutions to both adjudicate violations and regulate conduct.

Explores the sources of cooperation and conflict in modern Asia from the waning years of the Imperial Age to the present, with stops en route such as the three Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts in the Taiwan Strait.

Explores the central political questions surrounding global governance of climate change. Focuses on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as the international hub of climate politics, and in particular, explores issues of equity and justice.