Course Summary
How might the rise of the “selfie stick” be related to the popularity of first-person video games? What does our obsession with professional sports say about us? Why, exactly, is Kim Kardashian famous? This course analyzes the strange phenomena that define contemporary society through radical postmodern philosophy. Students will be challenged to engage with writers from Jean Baudrillard to Slavoj Zizek as a means of critically reassessing the world around them.
Key Features
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Breakfast in Hall -
Major classes on topics meet in classrooms, labs, studios, or out and about in Oxford
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Students can choose to have lunch at any local restaurants or sandwich shops in town. When there is no class, they are free to join in organized activities or trips and tours in and around Oxford
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Dinner in Hall
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Evening activities, events, or shows
