Course Schedule
Spring 2024
GER
GER 160A1 – From Animation to Zombies: The Ethics, (Bio)Politics and Aesthetics of Defining Life
Gen Ed: Diversity Emphasis · Gen Ed: Tier 1 Traditions and Cultures/160 · Gen Ed Attribute: Writing · Gen Ed: Building Connections
What is life? This course invites you to probe the definitions of one of the most central terms of human existence from A like animation (or animals, AI, aliens) to Z like zombies. In order to understand and critically examine what constitutes life in diverse cultural contexts and at different historical moments, and how these definitions have been shaping the way various life forms have been treated, we will engage with interdisciplinary perspectives from the sciences, arts, and humanities that will help us explore the ethical, (bio)political, and aesthetic consequences of defining life and its limits.
What is life? This course invites you to probe the definitions of one of the most central terms of human existence from A like animation (or animals, AI, aliens) to Z like zombies. In order to understand and critically examine what constitutes life in diverse cultural contexts and at different historical moments, and how these definitions have been shaping the way various life forms have been treated, we will engage with interdisciplinary perspectives from the sciences, arts, and humanities that will help us explore the ethical, (bio)political, and aesthetic consequences of defining life and its limits.
Section
001
Days
TuTh
Time
12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
Date
Jan 10 - May 1
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
122 / 200
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor: Jacobs, Joela M
- Days: TuTh
- Time: 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
- Dates: Jan 10 - May 1
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 122 / 200
Section
001
Days
TuTh
Time
12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
Date
Jan 10 - May 1
Instructor
Status
Open
Enrollment
122 / 200
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor: Jacobs, Joela M
- Days: TuTh
- Time: 12:30 PM - 01:45 PM
- Dates: Jan 10 - May 1
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 122 / 200