Contemporary Civilization
Chair for Contemporary Civilization
Prof. Carol Rovane
Violin Family Professor of Philosophy
711 Philosophy
212-854-8618
cr260@columbia.edu
The central purpose of COCI CC1101-COCI CC1102 CONTEMP WESTRN CIVILIZATION II , also known as “Contemporary Civilization” or “CC”, is to introduce students to a range of issues concerning the kinds of communities—political, social, moral, and religious—that human beings construct for themselves and the values that inform and define such communities, in order to prepare students to become active and informed citizens. Founded in 1919 as a course on war and peace issues, Contemporary Civilization has evolved continuously while remaining a constant and essential element of the Columbia College curriculum. The course asks students to read closely texts in various traditions of argument and to construct arguments of their own, both in speech and in writing, about some of the explicit and implicit issues that these texts raise.
Both the form and the content of the course contribute to the achievement of its aims. The discussion format is intended to respond in a palpable way to the existence, in these traditions, of different and often conflicting points of view; to embody the possibility of reasoned discourse among people who hold disparate convictions; and to help students sharpen their own skills of thought and argument about matters of current personal and civic concern through participating in and extending the debates of the past. The Contemporary Civilization syllabus introduces students to a set of ideas and arguments that has played a formative role in the political and cultural history of our time, alerts them to ideas that have not held an influential role in that history, and acquaints them with some exemplars of critical thinking about alternative cultures, institutions, and practices.
Because Contemporary Civilization is a year-long course, readings are necessarily selective. While these readings change from time to time, the factors that lead to adoption of a text always include historical influence, the presentation of ideas of enduring importance, and the demonstrated ability of a text to provoke productive discussion. Among the readings currently required in the course are the Bible, The Qur’an, Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Machiavelli, Aquinas, Christine de Pizan, Descartes, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Smith, Kant, Wollstonecraft, Tocqueville, Mill, Marx, Darwin, Nietzsche, Ambedkar, Du Bois, Gandhi, Arendt, Fanon, and Foucault.
Registration Procedure
All information concerning registration in COCI CC1101-COCI CC1102 CONTEMP WESTRN CIVILIZATION II is included in the registration materials sent to students. Students normally take Contemporary Civilization in their second year at Columbia.
All Core Curriculum courses, including Contemporary Civilization, must be taken for a letter grade. Students may not drop or withdraw from Contemporary Civilization after the Core drop deadline (which is also the end of the Change-of-Program period). For more information, see Registration—Dropping Core Courses.
Courses of Instruction
COCI CC1101 Introduction To Contemporary Civilization in the West I. 4 points.
Taught by members of the Departments of Anthropology, Classics, English and Comparative Literature, French, German, History, Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Slavic Languages, and Sociology; and members of the Society of Fellows. A study in their historical context of major contributions to the intellectual traditions that underpin contemporary civilization. Emphasis is on the history of political, social, and philosophical thought. Students are expected to write at least three papers to complete two examinations, and to participate actively in class discussions.
Fall 2022: COCI CC1101
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COCI 1101 | 001/11189 | M W 8:10am - 10:00am Room TBA |
4 | 21/21 | |
COCI 1101 | 002/11190 | M W 8:10am - 10:00am Room TBA |
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COCI CC1102 CONTEMP WESTRN CIVILIZATION II. 4.00 points.
Taught by members of the Departments of Anthropology, Classics, English and Comparative Literature, French, German, History, Middle East and Asian Languages and Cultures, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, Slavic Languages, and Sociology; and members of the Society of Fellows. A study in their historical context of major contributions to the intellectual traditions that underpin contemporary civilization. Emphasis is on the history of political, social, and philosophical thought. Students are expected to write at least three papers to complete two examinations, and to participate actively in class discussions
Spring 2022: COCI CC1102
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Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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COCI 1102 | 001/12951 | M W 8:10am - 10:00am 109 Hartley Hall |
James Stafford | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 002/12955 | M W 8:10am - 10:00am 111 Carman Hall |
Manan Ahmed | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 003/12957 | M W 8:10am - 10:00am 302 Hamilton Hall |
David Ragazzoni | 4.00 | 23/22 |
COCI 1102 | 004/12958 | M W 8:10am - 10:00am 206 Broadway Residence Hall |
Claudia Sbuttoni | 4.00 | 20/22 |
COCI 1102 | 005/12965 | M W 10:10am - 12:00pm 109 Hartley Hall |
Hannah Farber | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 006/12971 | M W 10:10am - 12:00pm Schiff Earl Hall |
Michael Stanislawski | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 007/12973 | M W 10:10am - 12:00pm 206 Broadway Residence Hall |
Alma Steingart | 4.00 | 21/22 |
COCI 1102 | 008/12974 | M W 10:10am - 12:00pm 607 Hamilton Hall |
Matthew Heeney | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 009/12976 | M W 10:10am - 12:00pm 316 Hamilton Hall |
Aubrey Gabel | 4.00 | 14/22 |
COCI 1102 | 010/12979 | M W 10:10am - 12:00pm 616 Hamilton Hall |
Courtney Bender | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 011/12987 | W 12:10pm - 2:00pm 516 Hamilton Hall |
Michael Gottsegen | 4.00 | 17/22 |
COCI 1102 | 011/12987 | M 12:10pm - 2:00pm 307 Uris Hall |
Michael Gottsegen | 4.00 | 17/22 |
COCI 1102 | 012/12988 | M W 12:10pm - 2:00pm 109 Hartley Hall |
Shaunna Rodrigues | 4.00 | 23/22 |
COCI 1102 | 013/12989 | M W 12:10pm - 2:00pm Schiff Earl Hall |
Divya Subramanian | 4.00 | 23/22 |
COCI 1102 | 014/12990 | M W 12:10pm - 2:00pm 306 Hamilton Hall |
Jason Resnikoff | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 015/12991 | M W 12:10pm - 2:00pm 111 Carman Hall |
Aziza Shanazarova | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 016/12992 | M W 12:10pm - 2:00pm Sat Alfred Lerner Hall |
Alexander de la Paz | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 017/12994 | M W 2:10pm - 4:00pm 301 Hamilton Hall |
Dennis Tenen | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 018/12995 | M W 2:10pm - 4:00pm 306 Hamilton Hall |
Josef Sorett | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 019/12996 | M W 2:10pm - 4:00pm 407 Mathematics Building |
Samuel Abrams | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 020/12997 | M W 2:10pm - 4:00pm 402 Hamilton Hall |
Aled Roberts | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 021/12998 | M W 2:10pm - 4:00pm 206 Broadway Residence Hall |
Rebecca Pawel | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 022/13000 | M W 2:10pm - 4:00pm 109 Hartley Hall |
Allison Aitken | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 023/13001 | M W 2:10pm - 4:00pm Schiff Earl Hall |
Dorothea von Muecke | 4.00 | 16/22 |
COCI 1102 | 024/13010 | M W 4:10pm - 6:00pm 111 Carman Hall |
Richard John | 4.00 | 21/22 |
COCI 1102 | 025/13011 | M W 4:10pm - 6:00pm Schiff Earl Hall |
Malgorzata Mazurek | 4.00 | 21/22 |
COCI 1102 | 026/13012 | M W 4:10pm - 6:00pm 206 Broadway Residence Hall |
Annie Pfeifer | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 027/13013 | M W 4:10pm - 6:00pm 315 Hamilton Hall |
Branka Arsic | 4.00 | 23/22 |
COCI 1102 | 028/13015 | M W 4:10pm - 6:00pm 402 Hamilton Hall |
Aled Roberts | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 029/13016 | M W 4:10pm - 6:00pm 306 Hamilton Hall |
Jenna Schoen | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 030/13017 | M W 4:10pm - 6:00pm 316 Hamilton Hall |
Matthew Heeney | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 031/13018 | M W 4:10pm - 6:00pm 302 Hamilton Hall |
Brittany Koffer | 4.00 | 20/22 |
COCI 1102 | 032/13019 | M W 6:10pm - 8:00pm 306 Hamilton Hall |
Jenna Schoen | 4.00 | 20/22 |
COCI 1102 | 033/13021 | M W 6:10pm - 8:00pm 302 Hamilton Hall |
Brittany Koffer | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 034/13022 | M W 6:10pm - 8:00pm 326 Uris Hall |
Mariana Noe | 4.00 | 21/22 |
COCI 1102 | 035/13023 | M W 6:10pm - 8:00pm 222 Pupin Laboratories |
Chloe Vaughn | 4.00 | 23/22 |
COCI 1102 | 036/13076 | T Th 8:10am - 10:00am 111 Carman Hall |
Nadia Sariahmed | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 037/13079 | T Th 8:10am - 10:00am 206 Broadway Residence Hall |
Sean Colonna | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 038/13080 | T Th 8:10am - 10:00am 607 Hamilton Hall |
Margaret Scarborough | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 039/13081 | T Th 8:10am - 10:00am 413 Hamilton Hall |
Nada Khalifa | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 040/13086 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm 707 Hamilton Hall |
Oliver Simons | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 041/13090 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm 316 Hamilton Hall |
Clara Maier | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 042/13091 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm 402 Hamilton Hall |
Charly Coleman | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 043/13092 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm Schiff Earl Hall |
Matthew Engelke | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 044/13093 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm C01 80 Claremont |
Mana Kia | 4.00 | 19/22 |
COCI 1102 | 045/13094 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm 304 Hamilton Hall |
Marcus Folch | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 046/13095 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm 602 Northwest Corner |
Phillip Polefrone | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 047/13124 | T Th 2:10pm - 4:00pm B60 Alfred Lerner Hall |
Jeremy Dauber | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 048/13139 | T Th 2:10pm - 4:00pm 507 Philosophy Hall |
Luke MacInnis | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 049/13140 | T Th 2:10pm - 4:00pm Schiff Earl Hall |
Isabel Huacuja Alonso | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 050/13142 | T Th 2:10pm - 4:00pm 477 Alfred Lerner Hall |
Adam Leeds | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 051/13143 | T Th 2:10pm - 4:00pm 613 Hamilton Hall |
Richard Billows | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 052/13148 | T Th 2:10pm - 4:00pm 224 Pupin Laboratories |
Marwa Elshakry | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 053/13152 | T Th 2:10pm - 4:00pm 318 Hamilton Hall |
Michael Gottsegen | 4.00 | 9/22 |
COCI 1102 | 054/13153 | T Th 2:10pm - 4:00pm 309 Hamilton Hall |
Caroline Marris | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 055/13171 | T Th 4:10pm - 6:00pm 301 Hamilton Hall |
Zachary Levine | 4.00 | 23/22 |
COCI 1102 | 056/13172 | T Th 4:10pm - 6:00pm 309 Hamilton Hall |
Caroline Marris | 4.00 | 23/22 |
COCI 1102 | 057/13174 | T Th 4:10pm - 6:00pm Schiff Earl Hall |
David Lerer | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 060/13175 | T Th 4:10pm - 6:00pm 201a Philosophy Hall |
Nader Atassi | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 063/13176 | T Th 4:10pm - 6:00pm C01 80 Claremont |
Thomas Dodman | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 064/13177 | T Th 4:10pm - 6:00pm Hl-1 Heyman Center For Humanities |
Youssef Ben Ismail | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 065/13186 | T Th 6:10pm - 8:00pm 424 Kent Hall |
Sharon Marcus | 4.00 | 11/22 |
COCI 1102 | 066/13191 | T Th 6:10pm - 8:00pm 301 Hamilton Hall |
Zachary Levine | 4.00 | 23/22 |
COCI 1102 | 067/13195 | T Th 6:10pm - 8:00pm 302 Hamilton Hall |
Natalia Alexander | 4.00 | 22/22 |
COCI 1102 | 068/13196 | T Th 6:10pm - 8:00pm 313 Pupin Laboratories |
Jesse Chevan | 4.00 | 21/22 |
COCI 1102 | 070/13197 | M W 2:10pm - 4:00pm 302 Hamilton Hall |
Joshua Whitford | 4.00 | 19/22 |
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