PHCRT-3000: Philosophy and Critical Theory

Course Description

Philosophy and Critical Theory (PHCRT) courses focus on developing critical reading and thinking skills, with an emphasis on learning to frame and explore meaningful questions. Students consider multiple perspectives and claims in the process of formulating independent, well-founded opinions.

Academic Level: Undergraduate

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Subject

Philosophy and Critical Theory

Sections

Fall 2025

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-3000-1: Global Conflict and Cooperation Josef Chytry	Josef Chytry	Thu 9:00-11:30AM, Hooper GC - GC3
PHCRT-3000-2: Desiring Technologies Forrest Hartman	Forrest Hartman	Mon 6:30-09:00PM, Hooper GC - GC2

Summer 2025

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-3000-1: Global Conflict and Cooperation Josef Chytry	Josef Chytry	Mon/Wed/Thu 1:30-04:30PM

Spring 2025

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-3000-1: Philosophy & Critical Theory: Death by Death Angela Hennessy	Angela Hennessy	Tue 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 102 B

Fall 2024

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-3000-1: Appropriations Julian Carter	Julian Carter	Thu 8:00-11:00AM, Main Bldg - E4
PHCRT-3000-2: Desiring Technologies Forrest Hartman	Forrest Hartman	Mon 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - W2

Summer 2024

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-3000-1: Thinking Through Performance Michael Hunter	Michael Hunter	Tue/Wed/Thu 2:30-05:30PM

Spring 2024

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-3000-2: Global Conflict and Cooperation Josef Chytry	Josef Chytry	Thu 8:00-11:00AM, Hooper GC - GC7
PHCRT-3000-3: Death by Death Angela Hennessy	Angela Hennessy	Tue 4:00-07:00PM, Hooper GC - GC3

Fall 2023

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-3000-1: Beg, Borrow, or Steal: Art and Appropriation Nicholas Gamso	Nicholas Gamso	Mon 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - W2
PHCRT-3000-3: Desiring Technologies Forrest Hartman	Forrest Hartman	Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Hooper GC - GC1
PHCRT-3000-4: Performing the Data Body Praba Pilar	Praba Pilar	Tue 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - E5

Summer 2023

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-3000-1: Animation: Otherworldly and Posthuman Ignacio Valero	Ignacio Valero	Mon/Wed/Thu 2:00-04:45PM, Online - HS-1

Spring 2023

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-3000-1: Great Artists Steal Julian Carter Cindy Bello	Julian Carter Cindy Bello	Thu 8:00-11:00AM, Main Bldg - Timken Lecture Hall
PHCRT-3000-2: Death by Death Angela Hennessy	Angela Hennessy	Tue 4:00-07:00PM, Hooper GC - GC7

Fall 2022

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-3000-1: Death by Death Angela Hennessy	Angela Hennessy	Tue 4:00-07:00PM, Blattner Multipurpose Room
PHCRT-3000-2: Global Art Market Thomas Haakenson	Thomas Haakenson	Mon 12:00-03:00PM, Hooper GC - GC2
PHCRT-3000-4: Colonialism and Gender Huma Dar	Huma Dar	Mon 7:15-10:15PM, Hooper GC - GC1

Summer 2022

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-3000-1: Animation: Otherworldly and Posthuman TBD	TBD	Mon/Wed 1:00-03:00PM

Spring 2022

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-3000-1: Great Artists Steal Julian Carter Michael Washington	Julian Carter Michael Washington	Mon 12:00-03:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - E4
PHCRT-3000-2: Global Art Market Thomas Haakenson	Thomas Haakenson	Thu 12:00-03:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - N19
PHCRT-3000-3: Colonialism and Gender Huma Dar	Huma Dar	Mon 7:15-10:15PM

Fall 2021

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-3000-1: Death by Death Angela Hennessy	Angela Hennessy	Thu 11:00AM-12:30PM
PHCRT-3000-2: Economies of Desire Ignacio Valero	Ignacio Valero	Thu 11:00AM-12:30PM
PHCRT-3000-3: Rise of the Robots Forrest Hartman	Forrest Hartman	Thu 8:00-09:30PM

Summer 2021

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-3000-1: Science Fiction Worlds Ignacio Valero	Ignacio Valero	Tue/Thu 5:00-07:00PM, Online - HS-1

Spring 2021

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-3000-1: Border Phenomena Jose Brunner	Jose Brunner	Wed 5:00-06:25PM
PHCRT-3000-9: Girl Culture Melinda De Jesus	Melinda De Jesus	Wed 6:30-07:55PM
PHCRT-3000-10: Thinking Through Performance Michael Hunter	Michael Hunter	Wed 8:00-09:25AM

Fall 2020

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-3000-2: Sounding Off Annah Anti-Palindrome	Annah Anti-Palindrome	Fri 4:00-07:00PM
PHCRT-3000-3: Social Bodies Julian Carter	Julian Carter	Tue 4:00-07:00PM
PHCRT-3000-4: Economies of Desire Ignacio Valero	Ignacio Valero	Mon 4:00-07:00PM

Spring 2020

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-3000-1: Embodiment Theory & Practice Julian Carter	Julian Carter	Wed 4:00-07:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - W1
PHCRT-3000-6: Punk Your Gender Annah Anti-Palindrome	Annah Anti-Palindrome	Mon 8:00-11:00AM, Oakland - Ralls - 203
PHCRT-3000-7: Synergy of Art & Science Luis Shein	Luis Shein	Tue 12:00-03:00PM, Oakland - B Building - B2
PHCRT-3000-9: Colonialism and Gender Huma Dar	Huma Dar	Wed 12:00-03:00PM, Oakland - B Building - B4
PHCRT-3000-10: Becoming Cyborg Vanessa Chang	Vanessa Chang	Wed 12:00-03:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - E2

Fall 2019

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-3000-2: Violence and the Image Brian Karl	Brian Karl	Wed 4:00-07:00PM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC5
PHCRT-3000-3: CPM: The Rise of the Robots Forrest Hartman	Forrest Hartman	Thu 7:15-10:15PM, Oakland - B Building - B5
PHCRT-3000-4: Queer Archival Desires Raegan Truax	Raegan Truax	Mon 4:00-07:00PM, Oakland - B Building - B5

Summer 2019

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-3000-1: Science Fiction as Cultural Criticism Ignacio Valero	Ignacio Valero	Mon/Tue/Thu 1:30-04:30PM

Spring 2019

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-300-01: Thinking Through Performance Michael Hunter	Michael Hunter	Tue 4:00-07:00PM, Main Building - E2
PHCRT-300-02: Critical Making Saraleah Fordyce	Saraleah Fordyce	Wed 8:00-11:00AM, Grad Center - GC3
PHCRT-300-04: TBA TBD	TBD	Fri 12:00-03:00PM, Main Building - 140
PHCRT-300-05: Queer Archival Desires Rebekah Edwards	Rebekah Edwards	Mon 12:00-03:00PM, B Building - B2
PHCRT-300-06: Becoming Cyborg Vanessa Chang	Vanessa Chang	Mon 12:00-03:00PM, Main Building - 141
PHCRT-300-07: Politika Amy Sims	Amy Sims	Tue 12:00-03:00PM, B Building - B2

Fall 2018

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-300-01: TBA TBD	TBD	Fri 12:00-03:00PM, B Building - B4
PHCRT-300-02: Violence and the Image Brian Karl	Brian Karl	Wed 4:00-07:00PM, Grad Center - GC1
PHCRT-300-03: The Rise of the Robots Forrest Hartman	Forrest Hartman	Thu 7:15-10:15PM, B Building - B5
PHCRT-300-04: Queerness in Culture Brooke Lober	Brooke Lober	Mon 7:15-10:15PM, Main Building - 101