PHCRT-2000: 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

Spring 2026

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-2000-1: Philosophy & Critical Theory: Kinship Poetics: Archives, Entanglement, and Worlding Rebekah Edwards	Rebekah Edwards	Tue 3:30-06:00PM, Main Bldg - W4
PHCRT-2000-2: Philosophy & Critical Theory: Play & Digital Gaming Nicholas Gamso	Nicholas Gamso	Fri 3:30-06:00PM, Main Bldg - E2
PHCRT-2000-3: Philosophy & Critical Theory: Rise of the Robots Forrest Hartman	Forrest Hartman	Thu 6:30-09:00PM, Main Bldg - W5
PHCRT-2000-5: Philosophy & Critical Theory: Culture + Counter Culture Josef Chytry	Josef Chytry	Mon 9:00-11:30AM, Main Bldg - 141
PHCRT-2000-6: Philosophy & Critical Theory: Techno Ethics Josef Chytry	Josef Chytry	Thu 9:00-11:30AM, Main Bldg - E1
PHCRT-2000-7: Philosophy and Critical Theory: Professional Practice with Purpose Vanessa Clark	Vanessa Clark	Mon 6:30-09:00PM, Hooper GC - GC7

Fall 2025

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-2000-1: Animation: Otherworldly and Posthuman Ignacio Valero	Ignacio Valero	Mon 12:15-02:45PM, Main Bldg - 113
PHCRT-2000-2: Economies of Desire Ignacio Valero	Ignacio Valero	Tue 3:30-06:00PM, Main Bldg - E4
PHCRT-2000-3: Ecologies of Belonging Ignacio Valero	Ignacio Valero	Thu 12:15-02:45PM, Main Bldg - W2
PHCRT-2000-4: States of Mind: Consciousness, Connection, and Mental Health Julian Carter	Julian Carter	Thu 9:00-11:30AM, Main Bldg - E2
PHCRT-2000-5: Disabled Imaginaries Rebekah Edwards	Rebekah Edwards	Tue 3:30-06:00PM, Main Bldg - W1
PHCRT-2000-6: Afro-Futurisms Michael Washington	Michael Washington	Mon 6:30-09:00PM, Main Bldg - E4

Summer 2025

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-2000-1: Science Fiction Worlds Ignacio Valero	Ignacio Valero	Mon/Tue/Thu 1:30-04:30PM

Spring 2025

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-2000-1: Philosophy & Critical Theory: Science Fiction Ignacio Valero	Ignacio Valero	Mon 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - E4
PHCRT-2000-2: Philosophy & Critical Theory: Animation: Otherworldly and Posthuman Ignacio Valero	Ignacio Valero	Tue 4:00-07:00PM, Hooper GC - GC2
PHCRT-2000-3: Philosophy & Critical Theory: Rise of the Robots Forrest Hartman	Forrest Hartman	Mon 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - E4
PHCRT-2000-4: Philosophy & Critical Theory: Radical Kinship in Queer, Trans, and Disability Studies Michael Washington	Michael Washington	Tue 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - W1
PHCRT-2000-5: Philosophy & Critical Theory: Culture & Counter Culture Josef Chytry	Josef Chytry	Thu 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - 103
PHCRT-2000-6: Philosophy & Critical Theory: Fact or Fiction: Navigating Reality Praba Pilar	Praba Pilar	Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 103
PHCRT-2000-7: Philosophy & Critical Theory: Art Market Basics Thomas Haakenson	Thomas Haakenson	Thu 12:00-03:00PM, Hooper GC - GC1

Fall 2024

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-2000-1: Ecologies of Belonging Ignacio Valero	Ignacio Valero	Thu 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - E5
PHCRT-2000-2: Economies of Desire Ignacio Valero	Ignacio Valero	Mon 12:00-03:00PM, Hubbell - 161 A Mon 12:00-03:00PM, 80 Carolina - P1
PHCRT-2000-3: Sex Cultures Thomas Haakenson	Thomas Haakenson	Thu 12:00-03:00PM, Hooper GC - GC5 Thu 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - W1
PHCRT-2000-4: Techno Ethics Josef Chytry	Josef Chytry	Mon 8:00-11:00AM, Hooper GC - GC2
PHCRT-2000-5: Disabled Imaginaries Rebekah Edwards	Rebekah Edwards	Tue 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - W1
PHCRT-2000-6: Monster Culture Melinda De Jesus	Melinda De Jesus	Mon 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - 103
PHCRT-2000-8: Play & Digital Gaming Nicholas Gamso	Nicholas Gamso	Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Hubbell - 161 C

Spring 2024

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-2000-2: Rise of Robots Forrest Hartman	Forrest Hartman	Mon 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - E5 (inactive)
PHCRT-2000-3: Intro to Queer Theory Rebekah Edwards	Rebekah Edwards	Mon 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - E2 (inactive)
PHCRT-2000-4: Science Fiction Worlds Ignacio Valero	Ignacio Valero	Mon 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - W2 (inactive)
PHCRT-2000-5: Animation: Otherworldly and Posthuman Ignacio Valero	Ignacio Valero	Tue 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 141 (inactive)
PHCRT-2000-6: Creative Ecologies Brian Karl	Brian Karl	Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Hooper GC - GC7
PHCRT-2000-7: Living Art: Creative Forms and Relationships Brian Karl	Brian Karl	Thu 12:00-03:00PM, 80 Carolina - P4

Fall 2023

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-2000-1: Techno Ethics Josef Chytry	Josef Chytry	Mon 8:00-11:00AM, Main Bldg - E1
PHCRT-2000-2: Monster Culture Melinda De Jesus	Melinda De Jesus	Mon 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - E5
PHCRT-2000-5: Disabled Imaginaries and Speculative Care Rebekah Edwards	Rebekah Edwards	Tue 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - E4
PHCRT-2000-6: Ecologies of Belonging Ignacio Valero	Ignacio Valero	Thu 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - E5
PHCRT-2000-7: Economies of Desire Ignacio Valero	Ignacio Valero	Mon 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 103
PHCRT-2000-8: Culture & Counter Culture Josef Chytry	Josef Chytry	Thu 8:00-11:00AM, 80 Carolina - P2
PHCRT-2000-9: Play & Digital Gaming Brian Karl	Brian Karl	Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 141

Summer 2023

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-2000-1: Global Conflict and Cooperation Josef Chytry	Josef Chytry	Mon/Wed/Thu 2:00-05:00PM, Online - HS-1

Spring 2023

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-2000-2: Science Fiction Worlds Ignacio Valero	Ignacio Valero	Mon 12:00-03:00PM, Hooper GC - GC1
PHCRT-2000-4: Fact or Fiction: Navigating Reality Praba Pilar	Praba Pilar	Thu 8:00-11:00AM, Hubbell - 141
PHCRT-2000-5: Disabled Imaginaries and Speculative Care Rebekah Edwards	Rebekah Edwards	Mon 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 141
PHCRT-2000-6: Rise of Robots Forrest Hartman	Forrest Hartman	Mon 7:15-10:15PM, Hooper GC - GC2
PHCRT-2000-7: Animation: Otherworldly and Posthuman Ignacio Valero	Ignacio Valero	Tue 4:00-07:00PM, Hubbell - 161 C
PHCRT-2000-8: Afro-Futurisms Michael Washington	Michael Washington	Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Hubbell - 161 A

Fall 2022

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-2000-1: Intro to Queer Theory Rebekah Edwards	Rebekah Edwards	Thu 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 102 B
PHCRT-2000-2: Desiring Technologies Forrest Hartman	Forrest Hartman	Thu 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - 103
PHCRT-2000-3: Ecologies of Belonging Ignacio Valero	Ignacio Valero	Mon 12:00-03:00PM, Blattner Multipurpose Room
PHCRT-2000-4: Economies of Desire Ignacio Valero	Ignacio Valero	Tue 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - 102 A
PHCRT-2000-5: Culture + Counter Culture Josef Chytry	Josef Chytry	Mon 7:15-10:15PM, Hooper GC - GC3
PHCRT-2000-6: Techno Ethics Josef Chytry	Josef Chytry	Thu 8:00-11:00AM, Main Bldg - 102 A
PHCRT-2000-7: Monster Culture Melinda De Jesus	Melinda De Jesus	Mon 7:15-10:15PM, Main Bldg - 102 B
PHCRT-2000-8: Creative Ecologies Brian Karl	Brian Karl	Fri 4:00-07:00PM, Hubbell - 161 A
PHCRT-2000-9: Play & Digital Gaming Brian Karl	Brian Karl	Thu 7:15-10:15PM, Hubbell - 161 A

Summer 2022

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-2000-1: Sounding Off TBD	TBD	Tue/Thu 5:00-07:00PM

Spring 2022

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-2000-1: Introduction to Queer Studies Rebekah Edwards	Rebekah Edwards	Thu 12:00-03:00PM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC1
PHCRT-2000-2: Science Fiction Worlds Ignacio Valero	Ignacio Valero	Mon 7:15-10:15PM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC2
PHCRT-2000-3: Sex Cultures Thomas Haakenson	Thomas Haakenson	Thu 8:00-11:00AM, San Francisco - Main Building - 140
PHCRT-2000-4: Grief and Haunting Patricia Maloney	Patricia Maloney	Mon 7:15-10:15PM, San Francisco - Main Building - 101 (inactive)
PHCRT-2000-5: Techno Ethics Josef Chytry	Josef Chytry	Tue 8:00-11:00AM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC5
PHCRT-2000-6: Rise of the Robots Forrest Hartman	Forrest Hartman	Thu 7:15-10:15PM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC4
PHCRT-2000-8: Afro-Futurisms Michael Washington	Michael Washington	Fri 8:00-11:00AM, San Francisco - Main Building - 141
PHCRT-2000-9: Fact or Fiction: Navigating Reality Praba Pilar	Praba Pilar	Thu 8:00-11:00AM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC1

Fall 2021

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-2000-1: Ecologies of Belonging Ignacio Valero	Ignacio Valero	Mon 11:00AM-12:30PM
PHCRT-2000-2: Queer Archival Desires Rebekah Edwards	Rebekah Edwards	Thu 11:00AM-12:30PM
PHCRT-2000-3: Monster Culture Melinda De Jesus	Melinda De Jesus	Mon 11:00AM-12:30PM
PHCRT-2000-4: Techno Ethics Josef Chytry	Josef Chytry	Tue 8:30-10:00AM
PHCRT-2000-5: Culture + Counter Culture Josef Chytry	Josef Chytry	Thu 8:30-10:00AM
PHCRT-2000-6: Social Bodies Julian Carter	Julian Carter	Mon 8:30-10:00AM
PHCRT-2000-7: Creative Ecologies Brian Karl	Brian Karl	Thu 8:30-10:00AM
PHCRT-2000-8: Race and Pleasure Michael Washington	Michael Washington	Fri 8:30-10:00AM
PHCRT-2000-9: Sounding Off Annah Anti-Palindrome	Annah Anti-Palindrome	Mon 8:00-09:30PM

Summer 2021

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-2000-1: Science Fiction Worlds Ignacio Valero	Ignacio Valero	Tue/Thu 5:00-07:00PM, Online - HS-1

Spring 2021

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-2000-1: Race, Color, Caste, Gender Huma Dar	Huma Dar	Tue 5:00-06:25PM
PHCRT-2000-3: TechnoEthics Josef Chytry	Josef Chytry	Tue 5:00-06:25PM
PHCRT-2000-4: Desiring Technologies Forrest Hartman	Forrest Hartman	Tue 6:30-07:55PM
PHCRT-2000-7: Afro-futurisms Michael Washington	Michael Washington	Tue 8:00-09:25AM
PHCRT-2000-10: Death by Death Angela Hennessy	Angela Hennessy	Tue 9:30-10:55AM
PHCRT-2000-11: Economies of Desire Ignacio Valero	Ignacio Valero	Tue 5:00-06:25PM
PHCRT-2000-12: Politika Amy Sims	Amy Sims	Tue 9:30-10:55AM
PHCRT-2000-14: Global Art Market Thomas Haakenson	Thomas Haakenson	Tue 9:30-10:55AM

Fall 2020

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-2000-1: Techno Ethics Josef Chytry	Josef Chytry	Wed 4:00-07:00PM
PHCRT-2000-2: Monster Culture Melinda De Jesus	Melinda De Jesus	Mon 7:15-10:15PM
PHCRT-2000-3: Culture + Counterculture Josef Chytry	Josef Chytry	Wed 12:00-03:00PM
PHCRT-2000-4: Creative Ecologies: Art, Activism and the Environment Brian Karl	Brian Karl	Wed 4:00-07:00PM
PHCRT-2000-5: Race and Pleasure Michael Washington	Michael Washington	Wed 12:00-03:00PM
PHCRT-2000-7: Sex Cultures Thomas Haakenson	Thomas Haakenson	Mon 7:15-10:15PM
PHCRT-2000-8: Border Phenomena Jose Brunner	Jose Brunner	Tue 4:00-07:00PM
PHCRT-2000-9: The Rise of the Robots Forrest Hartman	Forrest Hartman	Thu 7:15-10:15PM
PHCRT-2000-10: Death by Death Angela Hennessy	Angela Hennessy	Mon 4:00-07:00PM
PHCRT-2000-11: Performance Art Raegan Truax	Raegan Truax	Thu 7:15-10:15PM

Summer 2020

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-2000-5: Science Fiction as Cultural Criticism (Online) Praba Pilar	Praba Pilar
PHCRT-2000-6: How to Survive a Zombie Apocalypse (Online) Shylah Hamilton	Shylah Hamilton	Mon/Wed 1:00-04:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - E1

Spring 2020

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-2000-2: TechnoEthics Josef Chytry	Josef Chytry	Mon 4:00-07:00PM, Oakland - Ralls - 202
PHCRT-2000-3: Ecosphere: Crisis and Design Forrest Hartman	Forrest Hartman	Mon 7:15-10:15PM, San Francisco - Main Building - 101
PHCRT-2000-4: Girl Culture Melinda De Jesus	Melinda De Jesus	Fri 12:00-03:00PM, Oakland - B Building - B3
PHCRT-2000-5: Thinking Through Performance Michael Hunter	Michael Hunter	Tue 4:00-07:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - Timken Lecture Hall
PHCRT-2000-8: Feeling Queer, Feeling Brown Michael Washington	Michael Washington	Wed 12:00-03:00PM, Oakland - B Building - B2
PHCRT-2000-10: The Art of Duration Raegan Truax	Raegan Truax	Thu 4:00-07:00PM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC4
PHCRT-2000-11: Language Shaping Ideas Claudia Bernardi	Claudia Bernardi	Tue 8:00-11:00AM, Oakland - B Building - B1
PHCRT-2000-12: Gaming and Play Zachary Walter	Zachary Walter	Mon 12:00-03:00PM, Oakland - B Building - B5

Fall 2019

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-2000-1: Social Bodies Julian Carter	Julian Carter	Mon 4:00-07:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - E2
PHCRT-2000-4: Race and Pleasure Michael Washington	Michael Washington	Tue 7:15-10:15PM, Oakland - B Building - B5
PHCRT-2000-5: Oikos Ignacio Valero	Ignacio Valero	Mon 4:00-07:00PM, Oakland - B Building - B7
PHCRT-2000-7: Performance Thry & Practice Raegan Truax	Raegan Truax	Mon 12:00-03:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - 103
PHCRT-2000-8: Culture/Counter Culture Josef Chytry	Josef Chytry	Thu 4:00-07:00PM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC3
PHCRT-2000-9: Creative Ecologies: Art, Activism and the Environment Brian Karl	Brian Karl	Thu 12:00-03:00PM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC5
PHCRT-2000-10: Gentrification & the Right to the City Eddie Yuen	Eddie Yuen	Wed 12:00-03:00PM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC2
PHCRT-2000-11: Economies of Desire Ignacio Valero	Ignacio Valero	Fri 12:00-03:00PM, Oakland - B Building - B3

Summer 2019

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-2000-1: Science Fiction as Cultural Criticism Ignacio Valero	Ignacio Valero	Mon/Tue/Thu 1:30-04:30PM, Oakland - B Building - B4

Spring 2019

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-200-02: TechnoEthics Josef Chytry	Josef Chytry	Mon 4:00-07:00PM, Ralls - 202
PHCRT-200-03: Ecosphere: Crisis and Design Forrest Hartman	Forrest Hartman	Mon 7:15-10:15PM, Main Building - 101
PHCRT-200-04: Collectives & Collectivity Olive McKeon	Olive McKeon	Wed 4:00-07:00PM, Ralls - 203
PHCRT-200-05: Public Feminisms Brooke Lober	Brooke Lober	Wed 7:15-10:15PM, B Building - B1
PHCRT-200-06: Environmental Ethics Carol Manahan	Carol Manahan	Tue 4:00-07:00PM, B Building - B1
PHCRT-200-07: Signs of the Sacred Josef Chytry	Josef Chytry	Tue 4:00-07:00PM, Main Building - W2
PHCRT-200-08: Muslims, Gender, Sexualities Huma Dar	Huma Dar	Wed 12:00-03:00PM, B Building - B2
PHCRT-200-09: Artifc'l Emotional Intllgnce		Thu 8:00-11:00AM, B Building - B7
PHCRT-200-10: The Art of Duration Raegan Truax	Raegan Truax	Tue 7:15-10:15PM, Grad Center - GC7
PHCRT-200-11: Language Shaping Ideas Claudia Bernardi	Claudia Bernardi	Mon 12:00-03:00PM, Main Building - E1
PHCRT-200-12: Gaming and Play Zachary Walter	Zachary Walter	Mon 12:00-03:00PM, B Building - B5
PHCRT-200-13: TBA TBD	TBD	Wed 7:15-10:15PM, Main Building - 141
PHCRT-200-14: Sound, Technology,and Culture Annah Anti-Palindrome	Annah Anti-Palindrome	Fri 12:00-03:00PM, Main Building - 140

Fall 2018

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
PHCRT-200-01: Social Bodies Olive McKeon	Olive McKeon	Tue 12:00-03:00PM, Grad Center - GC4
PHCRT-200-02: TBA TBD	TBD
PHCRT-200-03: Technological Desires Forrest Hartman	Forrest Hartman	Mon 4:00-07:00PM, Grad Center - GC7
PHCRT-200-04: Race and Pleasure Huma Dar	Huma Dar	Wed 8:00-11:00AM, B Building - B5
PHCRT-200-05: Oikos Ignacio Valero	Ignacio Valero	Fri 4:00-07:00PM, B Building - B2
PHCRT-200-06: TBA TBD	TBD	Tue 12:00-03:00PM, B Building - B3
PHCRT-200-07: Performance Thry & Practice Raegan Truax	Raegan Truax	Thu 12:00-03:00PM, Grad Center - GC2
PHCRT-200-08: Culture/Counter Culture Josef Chytry	Josef Chytry	Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Grad Center - GC3
PHCRT-200-09: Eco: The 6th Great Extinction Eddie Yuen	Eddie Yuen	Mon 7:15-10:15PM, Grad Center - GC5
PHCRT-200-10: Ethics of Resistance TBD	TBD	Mon 12:00-03:00PM, Main Building - E1
PHCRT-200-11: Sound, Technology,and Culture Annah Anti-Palindrome	Annah Anti-Palindrome	Fri 12:00-03:00PM, B Building - B3