Theories of Difference

Instructor: Dr. Edward P. Antonio
E-mail: eantonio@iliff.edu

Tel: 303-765-3163

Books for the Course

Below is the list of the books you will need for this course. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU WILL NOT NEED THESE BOOKS UNTIL WEEK 3 OF THE QUARTER. During the first two weeks we will work from PDF documents which I will shortly post on this site.

Required Texts

Mark Currie, Difference . London and New York: Routledge, 2004.

Sander L. Gilman, Difference and Pathology: Stereotypes of Sexuality, Race and Madness . Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 1985.

Donald S. Moore, Jake Kosek, and Anand Pandian, (editors) Race, Nature and the Politics of Difference . Durham and London: Duke University Press, 2003.

Ellen T. Armour, Deconstruction, Feminist Theology, and the Problem of Difference . Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, 1999.

See Taylor Library's list of online book sellers for purchasing options.

If you have concerns about accommodations as stipulated in the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact your assigned advisor to initiate the process of requesting accommodations. You can contact your advisor through the Advising Centre at advising@iliff.edu or by phone at 303.765.1146. Students enrolled in the Joint Ph.D. Program should also contact Disabled Persons’ Resources at the University of Denver. Accommodations for D.U. classes are coordinated through this office, which is located in Driscoll Center South, Suite 036, 303-871-2585 V/TDD.


This course aims to explore the variety and range of approaches to the study of Difference in Philosophy, Theology and Social Theory. It will explore how the concept of Difference is employed by different thinkers in different social and cultural contexts. Of particular interest is the manner in which Difference is thought to structure and construct thought, reality, human identities as well as interactions and their particular manifestations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



The Final Paper is due on May 23, 2017
This is your final assignment. The paper should be no more than seven (7) pages.

  1. Choose one or two identities (race, gender, class, sexuality, etc.) in terms of which you present and represent yourself to yourself and to others in everyday life.
  2. Develop a short statement that describes what you consider to be the salient aspects and properties of your preferred identity.
  3.  Select a theory (Currie’s book will be helpful here) from the readings for this course through which to interrogate your identity.
  4. Using your chosen theory critically engage your preferred identity in relation to what you have learned about some of the positive and the negative ways in which Difference works


Notes of Essay Writing
Class Participation

Degree Learning Goals: Please take some time to look over the Professional Degree Learning Goals (MDiv, MASC, MAPSC) and the Academic Degree Learning Goals (MTS, MA).

Incompletes:  If incompletes are allowed in this course, see the Master's Student Handbook for Policies and Procedures.

Pass/Fail:  Masters students wishing to take the class pass/fail should discuss this with the instructor by the second class session.

Academic Integrity and Community Covenant:  All students are expected to abide by Iliff’s statement on Academic Integrity, as published in the Masters Student Handbook, or the Joint PhD Statement on Academic Honesty, as published in the Joint PhD Student Handbook, as appropriate.  All participants in this class are expected to be familiar with Iliff’s Community Covenant.

Accommodations:  Iliff engages in a collaborative effort with students with disabilities to reasonably accommodate student needs.   Students are encouraged to contact their assigned advisor to initiate the process of requesting accommodations.  The advising center can be contacted at advising@iliff.edu or by phone at 303-765-1146. 

Writing Lab:  Grammar and organization are important for all written assignments.  Additional help is available from the Iliff Writing Lab, which is available for students of any level who need help beginning an assignment, organizing thoughts, or reviewing a final draft. 

Inclusive Language:  It is expected that all course participants will use inclusive language in speaking and writing, and will use terms that do not create barriers to classroom community. 







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