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This course is designed to improve your academic and language skills, with emphasis placed on thesis-driven writing. To achieve this you will critically interact with, discuss and write about a wide range of texts (e.g. theological, scientific, psychological, literary, etc.) thematically linked to evil. Furthermore, throughout the course you will learn to question both personal and societal assumptions about evil, it causes and effects. For example, what is evil? Why do we suffer from evil? How do we explain evil? Who is evil? Conclusions to such questions will develop depending on class-based discussions of ideas/concepts generated through shared interpretations of course texts.
You will critically interact with, discuss and write about a wide range of texts that question the nature and quality of existence in modern societies. For example: Are we healthier or happier than past generations? Is consumerism really a sustainable or desirable mode of living? What effect is digital technology having on both the individual and the social networks they inhabit?
To be demanding but fair. To learn through doing and encourage reflection on what was done (and achieved!). To celebrate all progress, however small.