Program(s): Undergraduate Courses
This course is currently at capacity. Students who currently are on the waitlist will be given priority if places become available.
*Taught Online* The “Self, Culture, and Society” sequence introduces students to a broad range of social scientific theories and methodologies that deepen their understanding of basic problems of cultural, social, and historical existence. The sequence starts with the conceptual foundations of political economy and theories of capitalism and meaning in modern society. Students then consider the cultural and social constitution of the self, foregrounding the exploration of sexuality, gender, and race. In the third “quarter,” students critically examine dominant discourses of science, individuality, and alterity, keeping an eye towards the application of social theory to contemporary concerns. Beginning with post-modern, post-colonial, and other critiques of sciences of self, culture, and society (as articulated by Kuhn, Foucault, and Said), the course investigates how new theories arise and new problems are addressed, how new perspectives (more global, more inclusive) test and challenge, and how social scientists change, renew, and improve their insights. The “quarter” focuses on topics of contemporary concern, including the human impact on the environment, feminism outside the West, and the rise of global cities.
Classes are conducted as discussion seminars, rather than lectures, focused on the texts assigned. The focus will be on understanding complex arguments regarding the nature of modern social life.
Remote or Residential
Course Considerations
Social Sciences Core courses (SOSC 12400-12500-12600) must be taken in sequence. Students must complete SOSC 12500 prior to taking this course.
Course Overview
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August 10
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4:30 P.M.