OSUN Themes: Human Rights; Liberal Arts and Sciences
The Psychology of Authoritarianism
Term: January 30, 2024 – May 21, 2024Level: 100-Level
Day/Time: Tuesday; Thursday 9:00 AM - 10:20 AM EST
Instructor: Amy Loewenhaar-Blauweiss, Bard College
This course explores the psychological dimensions of authoritarianism: psychodynamic factors that predispose individuals to relinquish autonomy, susceptibility to authoritarian phenomena, the authoritarian personality, and the psychology of totalitarianism. Perspectives include political psychology, psychoanalysis, psychohistory, critical theory, political science, social psychology, and sociology, as well as the link between creativity and enhanced resistance to authoritarianism.
Credits: 4 US / 8 ECTS