This course engages with the ideas of those who, in their struggles for dignity, have been in overt and subtle ways rendered enemies of the state. It explores how they challenge received knowledge about what life should look like, including the notion that it needs to be lived within the very structure of the state. The course engages a wide-ranging set of actors who, whether intentionally or inadvertently, challenge the state, including out-and-out anarchists and anarcha-feminists, communalists, sexual minorities, radical environmental activists, and immigrants. We also ask the crucial question, who decides who the enemies are? While the course readings are mainly drawn from and inspired by Africana politics, students are encouraged to engage with and raise examples from global experiences of the state.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 15

Prerequisites: