Course Description


MIT 4038F-001 (Fall 2022)   Special Topics in MIT: Radical Imaginary

Instructor: S. Sliwinski

Course Description
This course investigates the social and political dimensions of the imaginary realm – the ways that having a mind mediates our experience of the world. We will examine a set of contemporary issues through a psychological frame including: settler colonialism, the legacies of slavery, mental health and illness, and the psychosocial dynamics of the rapid expansion of digital technology and culture.

Prerequisites: Registration in fourth year of an Honours Specialization module in FIMS, or permission of the instructor. Note: Enrolment is based on a ballot system which is submitted prior to course registration.

3 lecture hours, 0.5 course



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