Complicity: War, Gender and Race

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Complicity: War, Gender and Race
Leerdoelen	In this course students will: Examine different senses of complicity in the philosophical literature, from both the analytic and continental traditions, and in work on philosophy of race and feminist theory. Develop a deep, philosophical understanding of the concept of complicity and be able to apply this to real-world examples. Understand how complicity manifests in relation to gender and race as a means of upholding injustice and oppression, and compare and contrast this analysis with complicity as analysed in the context of war. Develop a theoretical understanding of complicity as 1) interpersonal wrongdoing, 2) as a form of structural injustice and 3) as a way in which agents can alienation themselves from their own freedom. Explore to what extent the different examples and theoretical senses of complicity are distinct, or whether there is one unifying sense of complicity that can be uncovered or developed.
Omschrijving	Failing to call out a racist joke, defending sexual harassment as ‘just a bit of fun’, buying clothes from a store that uses child labour, employing an illegal migrant worker. What do all of these examples have in common? They are all cases of complicity. The concept of complicity is one that is underdiscussed in the philosophical literature, and yet it is key to understanding issues of responsibility, blame, injustice and oppression. In this course, we will examine the concept of complicity in relation to three main topics: Complicity in wartime, complicity and race, and complicity and gender. The course will explore the notion of complicity thematically in relation to applied examples, as well as at a theoretical level: as a form of structural injustice, interpersonal wrongdoing and alienation from one’s own freedom. The course will bring together a variety of theorists from the continental and analytic traditions, as well as from feminist theory, philosophy of race and beyond, examining the notion of complicity as explored in the work of theorists such as Hannah Arendt, Primo Levy, Sandra Lee Bartky and Charles Mills. Through this examination, the course will explore whether there are distinct senses of complicity, or whether there is an underlying and unifying sense of complicity that can be unearthed.
Uren per week
Onderwijsvorm	(Mixed format. Lectures and seminars)
Toetsvorm	(Final exam)
Vaksoort	bachelor
Coördinator	dr. C.E. Knowles
Docent(en)	dr. C.E. Knowles
Verplichte literatuur	Titel Auteur ISBN Prijs Readings will be made available on Nestor or as e-books through the library catalogue
Entreevoorwaarden	It is expected that you have a background in philosophy and have taken the 2nd year course on Responsibility, the 3rd year Feminist Philosophy course, or another course in Social and Political Philosophy.
Opmerkingen
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type Ba Filosofie 3 semester II a keuze Bachelor Exchange Courses - semester II a keuze