PHCRT-2000 (Course Details)

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.

In subject:

Philosophy and Critical Theory

Academic Level:

Undergraduate

Pre-Requisites and Co-Requisites:

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Sections:

Fall 2024

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

Spring 2024

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

Fall 2023

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

Summer 2023

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

Spring 2023

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

Fall 2022

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

Summer 2022

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

Spring 2022

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

Fall 2021

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

Summer 2021

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

Spring 2021

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

Fall 2020

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

Summer 2020

Section Name	SF/Oak	Meeting Info	Instructor(s)
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	San Francisco	Mon/Wed 1:00-04:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - E1	Shylah Hamilton

Spring 2020

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

Fall 2019

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

Summer 2019

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

Spring 2019

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

Fall 2018

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