In Space, Knowledge and Power: Foucault and Geography, edited by J. W.
Crampton and S. Elden. Burlington: Ashgate: 83-106. September 5, Week 2:
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Geography 700 Space and Government : Foucault’s Geo-Politics Fall 2013 ✧ Thursday 9:30-12:15 ✧ Maxwell Hall 315 Professor: Natalie Koch (pronounced “cook”) Contact:
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Office: Eggers Hall 144B Office Hours: T/TH, 2-3 pm
Course Description The work of Michel Foucault has received extensive attention in a variety of disciplines, and its influence has increased dramatically in the field of geography since the recent release of his lectures series at the Collège de France (from 1971-1984). With a focus on the political geographic themes of space, territory, government, and sovereignty, this course will cover several of these lecture series, as well as selected chapters, interviews, and essays that will illuminate and contextualize Foucault’s contribution to geographic scholarship on space, power, and government. You should purchase the following books, available in the bookstore or online: Foucault, M., 2003. Society Must be Defended: Lectures at the Collège de France 1975--1976. New York: Picador. Foucault, M. 2007. Security, Territory, Population: Lectures at the Collège de France 19771978. New York: Picador. Foucault, M., 2008. The Birth of Biopolitics: Lectures at the Collège de France 1978--1979. New York: Picador. All other readings will be available via the course website. Evaluation Course grades will be broken down as follows: 35 % Weekly written assignments 5 % Leading class discussion 10 % Participation 50 % Final paper Grades. A (93-100), A- (92-90), B+ (87-89), B (83-86), B- (80-82), C+ (77-79), C (73-76), C(70-72), D+ (67-69), D (63-66), D- (60-62), F (59-below). Weekly responses (35%). A one-page written response to the week’s readings. On the day that a student facilitates class discussion, a response paper will not be due. Lead a class discussion (5%). At least once during the term, students will be in charge of leading group discussion. Depending on the class size, this may be a group undertaking. Dates will be assigned during the first class session. This entails preparing key questions to guide discussion, and you are expected to circulate your discussion questions to the entire class, via email, by Wednesday night prior to class. General participation and preparation for seminar discussions (10%).
Final research paper (50%). Approximately 25 pages, based on critical engagement of course themes and readings with independent research of your choosing. Brief statements of proposed topics should be submitted on 31 October. You are encouraged to meet with me to discuss your project ideas in advance of this deadline. Final papers are due on 10 December, and will be submitted via Blackboard’s Turnitin.com utility. Note: All assignments, except for the final paper, will only be accepted as a hard copy and cannot be e-mailed. If you cannot attend class on the day that an assignment is due, turn it into my mailbox in the Geography Department or make arrangements to have a classmate turn it in. Academic Integrity All students of Syracuse University are responsible for knowing and adhering to the Academic Integrity Policy. It is important to note that under this policy, “Students are accountable for academic negligence even if they lack an intent to deceive.” Violations of this policy may include: cheating, plagiarism, fabrication or misrepresentation of data, copying another student’s work, unauthorized cooperation in completing assignments or examinations, submission of the same written work in more than one course, dishonesty in requests for make-up exams or extensions, etc. (http://academicintegrity.syr.edu/). All incidents of academic misconduct shall be reported to the Academic Integrity Office (
[email protected]; 315-443-5412). Students who are found to be in violation of the Academic Integrity Policy will be subject to the appropriate academic and non-academic sanctions (including but not limited to probation, suspension, or expulsion), to be determined by a University hearing panel. Classroom Behavior Students and faculty each have responsibility for maintaining an appropriate learning environment. Students who fail to adhere to such behavioral standards may be subject to discipline, including exclusion from the class. Faculty have the professional responsibility to treat all students with understanding, dignity and respect, to guide classroom discussion and to set reasonable limits on the manner in which they and their students express opinions. Professional courtesy is especially important with respect to individuals and topics dealing with the politically-sensitive subject matter of this class. Diversity of opinion is welcomed. CELL PHONES AND LAPTOPS ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Communication I will endeavor to answer your questions and concerns via email in a timely fashion, but please do not expect a response after 5 PM, or on the weekends. Disability Accommodations If you believe that you need accommodations for a disability, please contact the Office of Disability Services (ODS), located in Room 309 of 804 University Avenue, or call (315) 4434498 for an appointment to discuss your needs and the process for requesting accommodations. ODS is responsible for coordinating disability-related accommodations and will issue students with documented Disabilities Accommodation Authorization Letters, as appropriate. Since accommodations may require early planning and generally are not provided retroactively, please contact ODS as soon as possible. For more information, see http://disabilityservices.syr.edu/faculty-staff/contact-us/
Religious Accommodations Campus policy regarding religious observances requires that faculty make appropriate accommodations for students’ observance needs by providing an opportunity to make up any examination, study, or work requirement that is missed because of an absence due to a religious observance, provided the instructor has been notified no later than the end of the second week of classes. If you believe that you might have such a conflict, please notify me as soon as possible. For more information, see: http://supolicies.syr.edu/studs/religious_observance.htm Use of Student Work This course may use course participation and documents created by students for educational purposes. In compliance with the Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, works in all media produced by students as part of their course participation at Syracuse University may be used for educational purposes. It is understood that registration for and continued enrollment in a course where such use of student works is announced constitutes permission by the student. After the course has been completed, any further use of student works will meet one of the following conditions: (1) the work will be rendered anonymous through the removal of all personal identification of the work’s creator/originator(s); or (2) the creator/originator(s)’ written permission will be secured. COURSE SCHEDULE August 29, Week 1: Introduction Elden, S. and Crampton, J. W., 2007. Space, knowledge and power: Foucault and geography. In: Crampton, J. W. and Elden, S. eds. Burlington: Ashgate, 1-18. Hannah, Matthew G. 2007. Formations of ‘Foucault’ in Ango-American Geography: An Archeological Sketch. In Space, Knowledge and Power: Foucault and Geography, edited by J. W. Crampton and S. Elden. Burlington: Ashgate: 83-106. September 5, Week 2: Power/knowledge Foucault, M. 1982. The Subject and Power. Critical Inquiry, 8(4), 777-795. Foucault, M., 2007. The Meshes of Power. In: Crampton, J. W. and Elden, S. eds. Space, knowledge and power: Foucault and geography. Burlington: Ashgate, 153-162. September 12, Week 3: Discipline and punish (Torture) Foucault, M., 1975. Selections. Discipline and punish: The birth of the prison. New York: Pantheon Books, p. 3-69 (The body of the condemned; The spectacle of the scaffold) September 19, Week 4: Discipline and punish (Discipline) Foucault, M., 1975. Selections. Discipline and punish: The birth of the prison. New York: Pantheon Books, p. 135-169; 195-228; 293-308 (Docile bodies; Panopticism; The carceral)
Foucault, M., 1980. Prison Talk. In: Power/knowledge: Selected interviews and other writings, 1972-1977. New York: Pantheon Books, 37-54. Foucault, M., 1980. The Eye of Power. In: Power/knowledge: Selected interviews and other writings, 1972-1977. New York: Pantheon Books, 146-165. September 26, Week 5: Questions of method Foucault, M., 1991. Questions of Method. In: Burchell, G., Gordon, C. and Miller, P. eds. The Foucault effect: studies in governmentality. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 73-86. Foucault, M., 1977. Nietzsche, Genealogy, History. In: D. F. Bouchard, ed., Language, CounterMemory, Practice: Selected Essays and Interviews, Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 139164. Veyne, P., 1997. Foucault revolutionizes history. In: Davidson, A. I. ed. Foucault and his interlocutors. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 146-182. October 3 : NO CLASS October 10, Week 6: Society Must be Defended Foucault, M., 2003. Society Must be Defended: Lectures at the Collège de France 1975-1976. New York: Picador. October 17, Week 7: Space, power, and knowledge Foucault, M., 2007. Questions on Geography. In: Crampton, J. W. and Elden, S. eds. Space, knowledge and power: Foucault and geography. Burlington: Ashgate, 173-182. Foucault, M. 1986. Of Other Spaces. Diacritics, 16(1), 22-27. Foucault, M., 2007. The Language of Space. In: Crampton, J. W. and Elden, S. eds. Space, knowledge and power: Foucault and geography. Burlington: Ashgate, 163-167. Foucault, M., 1999. Space, Power and Knowledge. In: During, S. ed. The Cultural Studies Reader. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge, 134-141. October 24, Week 8: Security, Territory, Population (part 1) Foucault, M. 2007. Security, Territory, Population: Lectures at the Collège de France 19771978. New York: Picador. p. 1-190. October 31, Week 9: Security, Territory, Population (part 2) Foucault, M. 2007. Security, Territory, Population: Lectures at the Collège de France 19771978. New York: Picador. p. 191-391.
November 7, Week 10: The Birth of Biopolitics (part 1) Submit paper proposal. Foucault, M., 2008. The Birth of Biopolitics: Lectures at the Collège de France 1978-1979. New York: Picador. p. 1-157. November 14, Week 11: The Birth of Biopolitics (part 2) Foucault, M., 2008. The Birth of Biopolitics: Lectures at the Collège de France 1978-1979. New York: Picador. p. 159-325. November 21, Week 12: Parrhesia Foucault, M., 2001. Selections. Fearless Speech. Los Angeles: Semiotext(e), p. 11-87 (The word Parrhesia; Parrhesia in Euripides; Parrhesia in the Crisis of Democratic Institutions) Foucault, M., 1980. Truth and Power. In: Power/knowledge: Selected interviews and other writings, 1972-1977. New York: Pantheon Books, 109-133. 24 November – 1 December 2013 NO CLASS - THANKSGIVING BREAK
December 5 NO CLASS, FINAL PAPERS DUE VIA BLACKBOARD ON DECEMBER 10
