University and Capstone · Boston College
This is an Enduring Question course and is open to FRESHMEN only. You must take both UNAS1737 and ENGL1742. Why does poverty persist and how can we remedy it? In an individualistic society such as ours, poverty is often framed as a personal failing. In these paired courses, however, we will look at some of the systemic factors, notably capitalism, as mechanisms that create and sustain a poorer class of people. We will also consider how poverty complicates narratives of markets as fostering progress and individual freedom. If freedom for some requires the regimentation and exclusion of the many
