Capstone: Love and Indoctrination (UNCP 5517)

University and Capstone · Boston College

Capstone classes may NOT be taken Pass/Fail. You may take only ONE Capstone class before graduation. Seniors only. In our world of political spin and fake news, the surveillance state and social media, the pressure to separate whats real and valuable from whats fake and mere propaganda (another way of saying lies) is paramount, and critical for figuring out how to live, practically, spiritually, intellectually and psychologically. In George Orwells 1984, the affair of Winston Smith and Julia threatens the entire structure of Big Brother. Why? What is it about love that threatens large systems

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