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GOVT 4000

Major Seminar

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

Major seminars in the Government department are small, advanced courses that cover an important theme or topic in contemporary politics in depth. Courses place particular emphasis on careful reading and classroom discussion, and students can expect to write a significant research paper. These courses are open to all Cornell students, but preference in admissions is given to seniors over juniors, and to Government majors over other students. Topics vary by semester and section. Fall 2024 Topics include: Empire and Black Radical Political Thought; Empire and (Anti)Colonial Violence; Feminisms: Simone de Beauvoir as Political Thinker; Pirates, Sailors, and Terrorists; Climate Change and International Security; Inequality and the Welfare State; Russian Politics. Spring 2025 Topics include: Criminal Justice in Comparative Perspective; King; Politics of Public Policy.

When Offered Fall, Spring.

Permission Note Enrollment preference given to: Government seniors and juniors.

Satisfies Requirement Counts toward the Government major requirement when taken for "letter grade."

Comments Co-meets vary by section.

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Section Topic

Topic: Empire and Black Radical Political Thought
Class Number & Section Details

5105 GOVT 4000 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 11:15am - 1:45pm
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Adalet, B

Status	Title	Author	ISBN/Publisher	Retail Price Range
Required	Black Jacobins Author James	James	9780679724674 Random House, Inc.	$19.00
Required	Darkwater: The Givens Collection Author Du Bois	Du Bois	9780743460606 Washington Square Press	$16.95
Required	Les Blancs: The Collected Last Plays: The Drinking Gourd/What Use Are Flowers? Author Hansberry	Hansberry	9780679755326 Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group	$15.95

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.

Additional Information

Enrollment preference given to: Government seniors and juniors. Fulfills Government seminar requirement.

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Section Topic

Topic: Empire and Black Radical Political Thought
Class Number & Section Details

11829 GOVT 4000 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Adalet, B
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Section Topic

Topic: Empire and (Anti)Colonial Violence
Class Number & Section Details

5859 GOVT 4000 SEM 102
Meeting Pattern
- W 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Ba, O
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Enrollment preference given to: Government seniors and juniors. Fulfills Government senior seminar requirement.

Section Topic

Topic: Empire and (Anti)Colonial Violence
Class Number & Section Details

11835 GOVT 4000 IND 602
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Ba, O
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: GOVT 6223
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Section Topic

Topic: Inequality & the Welfare State
Class Number & Section Details

5860 GOVT 4000 SEM 103
Meeting Pattern
- F 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Perera, I
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Enrollment preference given to: Government seniors and juniors. Fulfills Government seminar requirement.

Section Topic

Topic: Inequality & the Welfare State
Class Number & Section Details

11836 GOVT 4000 IND 603
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Perera, I
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Section Topic

Topic: Russian Politics
Class Number & Section Details

18523 GOVT 4000 SEM 105
Meeting Pattern
- R 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Rosenfeld, B
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Enrollment preference given to: Government seniors and juniors. Fulfills Government seminar requirement.

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Section Topic

Topic: Russian Politics
Class Number & Section Details

18524 GOVT 4000 IND 605
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Section Topic

Topic: Pirates, Sailors, and Terrorists
Class Number & Section Details

20937 GOVT 4000 SEM 106
Meeting Pattern
- F 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Gold, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Enrollment preference given to: Government seniors and juniors. Fulfills Government seminar requirement.

Class Number & Section Details

20939 GOVT 4000 IND 606
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Section Topic

Topic: Climate Change and International Security
Class Number & Section Details

20938 GOVT 4000 SEM 107
Meeting Pattern
- M 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Grasse, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Enrollment preference given to: Government seniors and juniors. Fulfills Government seminar requirement.

Class Number & Section Details

20940 GOVT 4000 IND 607
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

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