Adv Convrstion: A Just Society

Catalog description

This conversation course focuses on current events and contemporary culture, paying particular attention to ethical thinking and the notion of fairness as a principle of social organization. Discussion of controversial topics will be an important aspect of students' work. The course will be informed by justice-focused ethical frameworks (Rawls, Nussbaum, Pope Francis). Participants will be asked to reflect on and to analyze issues as they are represented in television news reports, newspaper and magazine articles, popular songs, film and other media in French.