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| Campus | Haverford |
| Semester | Fall 2023 |
| Registration ID | PEACH305A001 |
| Course Title | Debt, Justice, and Sovereignty |
| Credit | 1.00 |
| Department | Peace, Justice and Human Rights |
| Instructor | Ramey,Joshua |
| Times and Days | MW 01:00pm-02:25pm
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| Room Location | HLL7 |
| Additional Course Info | Class Number: 2719 Global indebtedness has reached astronomical and obscene proportions, and vast numbers of human beings are effectively enslaved to debt. This course examines the history of debt politics and the role of credit and debt in struggles for justice and sovereignty, in both pre-capitalist and capitalist societies. Particular focus will be placed on contemporary debates in the theory of money, and on the ambiguous and fraught relations between money and credit. Special consideration will be given to arguments for debt resistance politics as a strategy of emancipation and democratization in the context of neoliberal ideology, extreme wealth inequality, and environmental destruction, since these forces are arguably both the effects and causes of power relations enabling some to maintain perpetual creditworthiness while most have their futures foreclosed by the requirement that they pay their debts. ; Crosslisted: no; Prerequisite(s): PEAC 101 or PEAC 201 or consent of instructor; Enrollment Limit: 15; Lottery Preference(s): PJHR concentrators, then juniors and seniors, then all students Humanities, A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) (; Hav: HU, A) |
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