SRS 299D SECRECY:POWER,PRIVIL,INVISIBLE

What is the role of secrecy in controlling power and marking boundaries of knowledge? Reading across a broad range of fields, we will explore practices of concealment through different historical and cultural contexts. Topics include theories of secrecy, secret societies, confession, taboo, covert discourses of sexuality, and visual cultures of invisibility.

Credits

4

Notes

This course is taught at the same time as ART 299/SRS 299E to allow for collaborative work between the two classes.

Cross Listed Courses

This is the same course as ANT 299/AHI 299.

Registration Restrictions

Open to all sophomores with permission of the instructor.

Enrollment Limit

Enrollment limited to 16 students.

Attributes

A7, MOIE, W