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From Biopolitics to Necropolitcs

Course #: POLSCI 458

Description:
This course investigates the theoretical tradition that moves political theory from a juridical emphasis on the legal problem of sovereignty, to a broader interrogation of various technologies of power invested in the regulation of life and death. In this course we explore both, the foundational texts of Hannah Arendt and Michel Foucault, as well as the reception, further development, and complication of their theories in the works of other contemporary political theorists, such as Giorgio Agamben, Roberto Esposito, and Achille Mbembe.

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2026 Spring

Section Class Number Schedule/Time Instructor Location
01 3988 TuTh
4:00 - 5:15 pm
Henao Castro,Andres McCormack M02-0211
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/26/2026 - 05/13/2026
Capacity: 25
Enrolled: 21
Status: Open
Credits: 3/3
Class Notes: Note number 121:,This course uses course material available through the Healey Library and other sources. There is no cost for the course material for this course.
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