GOVT-356 The Political Theory of Personal Privacy
Analysis of competing understandings of the proper divisions and overlaps between the self and society in the Western thinking. Focuses primarily on contemporary political and legal disputes over issues such as government surveillance, data-mining, and commercial exploitation of non-secret information. Examination of the evolution of American constitutional law concerning personal privacy (e.g., search and seizure, reproductive rights)..
Writing-Intensive (18)
Credits
1
Prerequisite
GOVT 201, 229, 241, 249, 270, or the consent of the instructor.
Offered
Spring
Notes
(Political Theory)