CSCL 5910 is also offered in Fall 2024
CSCL 5910 is also offered in Spring 2024
CSCL 5910 is also offered in Fall 2023
CSCL 5910 is also offered in Spring 2023
CSCL 5910 is also offered in Fall 2022
Fall 2024 | CSCL 5910 Section 001: Topics in Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature -- Magic: Spirituality in Late Capitalism (33920)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Discussion
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 32 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
Topics Course
- Times and Locations:
- Enrollment Status:
Closed (11 of 10 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Topics specified in Class Schedule.
- Class Notes:
- In the modern West, magic is traditionally relegated to the ancient past and tied to the customs and belief-structures of archaic societies. On this view, invocations of magic are invocations of the supernatural, the logic of which cannot be fully grasped or understood. But how has magic persisted and evolved in the era of late capitalism? Since 1940, despite the rising tide of science, technology, and secularism, the concept of magic lives on in new terrains of global spirituality, philosophies of life, the ineffable, the unknown, the alien and the paranormal, and the broad framework of what has been termed "the New Age." In this seminar, we will undertake a broad multidisciplinary investigation of the concept of magic in the era of late capitalism. Our readings will range from Marxism to psychoanalysis, anthropology, religious studies, intellectual history, and popular culture. This course is team-taught with Aisha Ghani (Anthropology/Religious Studies)
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33920/1249
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