Postmodernism: New Year Courses

This course explores the distinctive features of Western culture since the 1960s through the reading and analysis of crucial texts by leading philosophers such as Karl Marx, Frederick Engels, David Harvey, Jean-François Lyotard, Zygmunt Bauman, Marc Augé, Fredric Jameson, Alain Badiou, and Byung-Chul Han. Students will develop adequate critical and analytical skills by focusing on issues related to postmodernism. Furthermore, students will learn to orient themselves in thinking, particularly with regard to the philosophy of culture and society.Syllabu