Political Science 297T - ST-Anarch&Rev:SpanishCivilWar

Anarchism offers a critique of existing societies, a vision of an egalitarian, non-hierarchical alternative, and a theory of social revolution. This course introduces aspects of that communalist-anarchist tradition, especially its positive, reconstructive, social analysis. We will examine anarchist visions of society and perspectives on social change as a background to understanding the development of the anarcho-syndicalist movement and the process of social revolution in Spain (culminating in the revolutionary movement of 1936-37 during the Civil War). Through examining the practice of anarchist revolution in Spain, and contrasting it with liberal and Marxist approaches to change, students should also gain some new perspectives on contemporary issues.

Open to Undergraduate Seniors & Juniors only.