UCOR-1400 : Consent: From Locke to #MeToo

Consent is a central category of liberal thought. Since the Enlightenment, political philosophers have maintained that government derives its legitimacy from the consent of the governed. More recently, women have returned the idea to public discussion, causing us to rethink the role of consent in our everyday lives. What are the prospects for consent in a society pervaded by manipulative advertising, money in politics, concentrations of wealth & power, and where inequalities of class, gender, and race shape the way we perceive each other and ourselves?