ANIMAL RIGHTS AND WRONGS in Spring 2024 (CL1099FB1)

Firstbridge courses are offered to degree seeking freshmen and registration is done via webform in pre-arrival checklist.

Course Master:

FIRSTBRIDGE IN COMPARATIVE LITERATURE (CL1099)

Term:

Spring 2024

Discipline:

CL (Comparative Literature)

Credits:

4 credits

Type:

CCI

Level:

Undergraduate

Can be taken twice for credit?:

Exam Date:

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 - 12:30

Pre-requisites:

None

Co-requisites:

None

Professor(s)

David Tresilian

Notes

This course will examine aspects of the discourse on animals from antiquity to the present, picking out particular moments from western and non-western traditions and opening up a range of questions. How have different philosophical and other writers thought about animals and the non-human forms of life with which we share the planet? How has the philosophical tradition on animals informed contemporary movements promoting animal well-being? Are responses to the present environmental and climatic crisis informed by this tradition? Do animals have rights? Are animals conscious? Should animals be considered as persons in law? In addition to the readings, the course will include class visits and project work with animals informed by issues raised in discussion.

Learning Outcomes

Information Literacy: Students will comprehend how information is produced and valued in order to discover, evaluate, use, and create information and knowledge effectively and ethically. In FirstBridge, students will demonstrate the conversational nature of scholarship, and recognize their potential role and responsibilities as contributors to that conversation. For each discipline taught in FirstBridge, students will identify reference works, journals, databases and/or major works in history, in order to start effective research in the field (FB LO1)
Life at University: Students will acquire the study skills, time management, and interpersonal skills needed to meet the demands of university-level academic work at a Liberal Arts College individually or as a team. Students will value the multiple meanings of place through experiential learning at AUP and beyond in the Parisian or global context (FB LO2)

Syllabus

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Schedule

Start Date:

Monday, January 15, 2024

End Date:

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Day	Start Time	End Time	Room
Tuesday	13:45	15:05	G-207
Friday	13:45	15:05	G-207