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Claudia Hogg-Blake

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In this course we will consider the meaning of ¿work,¿ the importance of meaningful work and the role that work plays in the good life, issues of justice in the modern workplace ¿ including conceptions of domination, exploitation, alienation, and the right to strike ¿ and imagined alternatives to the modern workplace. We will also focus on women and work, and animals as workers. We will consider the work of historical figures such as Karl Marx, William Morris, and Martin Luther King Jr., as well as contemporary thinkers such as Elizabeth Anderson, Alex Gourevitch, and Emily Guendelsberger.

Class Number

2453

Credits

3