Center for Ethics Education Courses

CEED-5450-V31- Dissent and Emerging Tech
SG3 - GAS Summer Session 3 JUN 01, 2027 - AUG 05, 2027
V - Virtual (online courses only): Asynchronous

Political dissent is vital for democratic engagement, and it has played a crucial role in the establishment and maintenance of democratic societies. Recent developments in the use of emerging technologies (including AI and the proliferation of social media platforms) have presented new challenges for these democratic struggles. Public knowledge and citizen engagement have been increasingly threatened by the rise of AI deployers alongside influencers, podcasters, streamers, and others who use digital platforms to affect political opinions and behaviors. At the same time, emerging technologies and platforms offer possibilities for dissent and democracy, as these tools can also aid the spread of knowledge among the public. This course aims to explore these challenges and possibilities through theoretical and empirical approaches, drawing sources from political philosophy, cultural studies, and science and technology studies. The goal of the course will be to help better understand when and how emerging technologies may be a threat to democracy, and in what instances they may benefit democratic movements and dissidence. To broaden the ethical and social justice implications of these questions, the course materials will include comparative analysis of social movements in the U.S. and Iran, where dissent and democratic aspirations have had to contend with and adapt to uses of technology in recent years.

CRN: 17563

Instructor: Khatami, Nojang
3 credits

Fordham course attributes: CEET, CEMP, CETH

CEED-6100-R11- Contemporary Ethics:Theory/App
SG1 - GAS Summer Session 1 JUN 01, 2027 - JUL 01, 2027
R - Rose Hill: TWRF, 09:00AM - 05:00PM

This intensive, three-day, graduate-level course is designed to provide cross-disciplinary perspectives on moral theory and applied ethics. Using a team-teaching approach, this course brings together faculty from at least six different disciplines to provide foundational knowledge about moral theory with contemporary applications. In addition to seminars on foundations in moral philosophy, moral theology, and moral psychology, the course features lectures and case discussions on issues of current social importance. Previously, students have focused on the following topics: decisions at the end of life, economic social justice, and responsibility in conducting research with vulnerable populations. Course requirements include a mastery of the reading materials, active participation, and topic-oriented thought papers during the three-day workshop. In addition, successful completion of the course requires a post-workshop paper summarizing the integration of course material into the students’ graduate work.

CRN: 17035

Instructor: Bogia, Megan
3 credits

Fordham course attributes: PMMA