In this course we will be connecting stories of origins with issues of identity.
Origins are privileged moments in the formation of personal and social identity.
So this course is also about the intersections of evidence with political and philosophical dispositions, and the way they get expressed. Hence we have chosen to study works of popular science, history, philosophy, philosophical anthropology and a work of propaganda film. We will also lead you to engage critically with questions of personal, social, and human identity. From this course you will learn that answers to questions dealing with origins are never stable and are usually contested. You will also have the opportunity to reflect on your own personal and cultural answers to questions of origin.