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Just Feelings: The History & Politics of Emotions
HIST 113

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Description

Emotions—what they are, how they are expressed, and whose feelings matter—profoundly shape history and social thought. Ranging from Enlightenment philosophy to contemporary neuroscience, this course explores how historical conceptions of emotions reveal shifting ideas of morality, race, and belonging. Students will analyze how social forces such as colonial violence and capitalism have impacted the way that people make sense of their feelings and order their collectivities. Through readings in primary sources, historical scholarship, and interdisciplinary theory on affect, the seminar illuminates the role of emotions in histories of social cohesion, domination, and the self.

School Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits 4
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Department History
Course Component Seminar
Subject History
Grading Basis FAS Letter Graded
General Education N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data N/A
Divisional Distribution Social Sciences
Course Level Primarily for Undergraduate Students