Fall/Winter Timetable
POL2027H1S L0201
Undergraduate Course Code: POL485H1S L0201
Topics in Political Thought II
Comparative Topics in Jewish and Non-Jewish Political Theory II
Themes
We will continue to develop the theme of despotism and resistance to or accommodation of it initiated in POL 485H1f/2027H1F. We will read the final four books of Herodotus’ histories, his famous account of the Persian Wars and the Hellenes’ successful defence of their freedom, and then proceed to the Biblical Book of Esther, with its account of murderous intrigues at the court of that very same Persian Empire.
Texts
Herodotus , Histories, tr. David Grene (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987); The Book of Esther (to be provided by Professor Orwin).
Format and Requirements
We will meet weekly for 3 ½ hours. A shorter essay, a longer essay, and a take-home exam.
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Congratulations to Madalyn Hay, a recipient of a 2023-2024 Connaught PhDs for Public Impact Fellowship. Madalyn, one of our doctoral students, holds a BAH in Contemporary Studies and Classics from the...
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April 22, 2021
Congratulations to two political science alumni now teaching at U of T who have both won Superior Teaching Awards! Igor Shoikhedbrod and Khalid Ahmed will be celebrated on May 5th at...
August 6, 2020
Q&A with 2020 Vanier Scholar Yojana Miraya Oscco Congratulations to PhD student Yojana Miraya Oscco who has won a prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (SSHRC). Launched in 2008, the program enables...
April 30, 2020
Congratulations to our graduate student Kevin Edmonds who has won New College's June Larkin Award for Pedagogical Development. A PhD candidate specializing in Caribbean political economy, histories of alternative/illicit development, foreign intervention and...