OSUN Themes: Arts and Society; Human Rights; Inequalities
Bewilderment of the Naive: Enrollment at capacity/applications CLOSED.
Term: June 4, 2024 – July 12, 2024Levels: 200-Level; 300-Level
Day/Time: Tuesday; Friday 8:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT
Instructor: Zahid Rafiq, Bard College
What does it mean to be naive? Who is naive? What does the world do with naive people? Why and how does it tend to turn the naive into ‘worldly'? What do we lose when we become worldly? What do we lose if we remain naive? In this course we shall look at the world through the eyes of naive people. From a young man turning away from a riotous city to a child’s uninitiated view of racism to a man lost in the labyrinth of law, we shall try to see what lies within this naiveté.
Credits: 4 US / 8 ECTS