Topics in Sociology: The Ghosts of Modernity: Individuals Without Bodies/Nation Without States
SOC 399
Spring 2009 not offered
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| This course may be repeated for credit. |
The seminar invites research and analysis of the role of tricksters, ghosts, and strangers in the making of American culture, with an emphasis on late 19th through 20th centuries. Among the subjects considered will be Muhammad Ali, Rosa Parks, Crazy Horse, Gloria Anzaldua, South Asian and Chinese Americans. Students will read both fiction and nonfiction. The idea of an American will be taken as a topic for analysis of culture as a cover for exclusion in the name of inclusion. Instances of disruption and transformation of the cultural norm will be considered. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS SOC |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
Major Readings:
Avery Gordon, GHOSTLY MATTERS
Charles Lemert, MUHAMMAD ALI: TRICKSTER IN THE CULTURE OF IRONY
Selected books and articles on the nature of culture and cultural change, including references to new cultural and social movements.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Short papers, group research and presentation, attendance, a major research paper. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Please do not register if you are unwilling to read all the assignments and participate in an intensive seminar class. |
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