Are Rights Enough?: Ongoing Struggles for Recognition and Respect - Is recognition really enough? In our final episode of Crash Course Political Theory, we’ll explore this concept, from its 19th-century philosophical origins to modern-day Native land acknowledgements.
Explore recognition, from its philosophical origins to Native land acknowledgements.
See how artists have shaped politics and politicians have failed to stop them.
Is utopia just too utopian? Explore visions of utopia from Plato to bell hooks.
Let’s unpack prison abolition and how the U.S. came to incarcerate 2 million people.
Explore the pros and cons of going global versus keeping it local in today’s politics.
What does it mean to be a feminist in the 21st century?
The word anarchy is synonymous with chaos, but what does it mean to political theorists?
Is Marxism is the solution to all capitalism’s problems. Or a threat to America’s soul.
Can a bad person be a good leader? Machiavelli may have an answer.
Explore the complexities of Just War Theory through the lens of the Iraq War.
Should our government ignore identities or focus on them? Let’s explore identity politics.
What even is “liberty”? These are the fundamentals of Classical and Modern Liberalism.
Democracy has had its fair share of critics. So what is it, and what should it be?
If you’ve ever read Lord of the Flies, you know that building a society isn’t easy. How should we organize ourselves? Who’s equipped to make decisions on behalf of the group? And what would it look like for everyone to live a good life? Crash Course Political Theory will explore the big questions about what it means to live in a democracy.
