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Subject: English (UG) (ENGL)
CRN: 22672
Lecture
St Paul: O'Shaughnessy Education Center 212
Old Core Requirements Met:
UG Core Literature/Writing
2020 Core Requirements Met:
Integ/Humanities
Other Requirements Met:
Writing Intensive
This course will examine the enduring appeal and growing influence of conspiracy theory in American political culture. We will look at key historical events, figures, and social issues in the history of our nation and the conspiracy theories they have spawned, as well as the psychological phenomena most commonly associated with conspiracies, and the rhetoric of political paranoia. The objective of the course is neither to promote nor debunk any particular theory, but to examine the role that conspiracy theories play as modern mythologies. Possible titles may include Jesse Walker’s THE UNITED STATES OF PARANOIA, Don DeLillo’s LIBRA, Ishmael Reed’s MUMBO JUMBO, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward’s ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN, and Kurt Vonnegut’s JAILBIRD. The writing load for this course is a minimum of 15 pages of formal revised writing. This course satisfies the WAC Writing Intensive requirement.
4 Credits