- Agamben, Giorgio (1998) Homo Sacer: Sovereign Power and Bare Life. Stanford: Stanford University Press. ISBN: 978-0804732185 (ca. 150 pages).
- Arendt, Hannah (1958) The Human Condition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN: 978-0226025988 (ca. 200 pages).
- Foucault, Michel (2003) Society Must Be Defended: Lectures at the College de France, 1975-76. New York: Picador. ISBN: 978-0312422660 (or other editions) (ca. 150 pages).
- Rose, Nikolas (2006) The Politics of Life Itself. Biomedicine, Power, and Subjectivity in the Twenty-First Century. Princeton: Princeton University Press. ISBN: 978-0691121918 (ca. 200 pages).
About the course
Course content
The course comprises independent and theoretically oriented studies of literature in the area of right to life and conceptions of life. The course is based on research and it has a theoretical focus. Central works concerning the right to life and conceptions of life are read, discussed and reflected upon, both orally and in written.
Admission requirements
Admission requirements
Admission to the course requires a minimum of 60 approved credits with a certain progression in one of the following Major Subjects: European Studies, Human Rights, International Migration and Ethnic Relations, International Relations or Peace and Conflict Studies or similar.
Selection
University credits completed 100%
Course literature
Course evaluation
The University provides students who participate in or who have completed a course with the opportunity to make known their experiences and viewpoints with regards to the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarize the results of course evaluations as well as informing participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures initiated in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).