HON 300 Topics: Government and Politics of the Middle East

This course offers an examination of Middle Eastern history and politics, with a focus on the Ottoman Empire, the rise of the Turkish Republic, and the region’s evolving dynamics in the 21st century. The course examines Turkey’s complex relations with its neighbors, including Greece, Syria, Iraq, and Iran, as well as its role in broader…

PS 365 Government and Politics of the Middle East

This course offers an examination of Middle Eastern history and politics, with a focus on the Ottoman Empire, the rise of the Turkish Republic, and the region’s evolving dynamics in the 21st century. The course examines Turkey’s complex relations with its neighbors, including Greece, Syria, Iraq, and Iran, as well as its role in broader…

PS 450 Topics: Authoritarian Currents in European Politics

The course will examine the legacy of authoritarian rule in the former Czechoslovakia and more global threats to liberal democracy posed by authoritarian populist parties and politicians we are witnessing throughout Europe and the world. It will also explore the ways Czech activists, thinkers, including Kafka, Havel, Benda, and others, and citizens have resisted authoritarianism…

PS 460 Topics: Politics of Festivals

One way to attempt to understand a society’s culture and politics is through their public celebrations. This course explores the politics of ancient Greek festivals and connects this understanding to the contemporary context as well. We will connect ancient texts on sport, comedy, and drama to sites that we visit to understand the embodied experience…

PS 460 Topics: Politics of Good and Evil

What are good and evil and how do these concepts shape our understanding of politics? This course examines this broad question through the lens of ancient Greek political thought and more contemporary work. Using Socrates as our main character for asking this question, we will look at why Socrates represents an inflection point between understandings…